Table 2.
Empathy scores: Year wise in different years of medical education
| Assessment year | n | Mean | SD | Minimum-maximum | Mean rank | Kruskal-Wallis Test |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st year | ||||||
| Batch 1 (2011) | 88 | 106.19 | 20.911 | 35-139 | 381.35 | χ2=110.107 |
| Batch 2 (2012) | 130 | 85.90 | 8.214 | 50-114 | 213.46 | df=3 |
| Batch 3 (2013) | 133 | 85.86 | 8.012 | 65-111 | 208.87 | Asymptotic significance=0.000 |
| Batch 4 (2014) | 130 | 85.67 | 7.987 | 56-107 | 206.41 | |
| Mean of all batches | 90.905 | |||||
| 2nd year | ||||||
| Batch 1 (2012) | 88 | 89.08 | 8.412 | 76-135 | 223.05 | χ2=78.071 |
| Batch 2 (2013) | 128 | 83.84 | 7.774 | 60-106 | 158.42 | df=3 |
| Batch 3 (2014) | 112 | 85.36 | 8.412 | 62-105 | 183.38 | Asymptotic significance=0.000 |
| Batch 5 (2011) | 88 | 100.52 | 19.966 | 44-134 | 298.76 | |
| Mean of all batches | 89.7 | |||||
| 3rd year | ||||||
| Batch 1 (2013) | 87 | 85.80 | 8.377 | 49-106 | 180.16 | χ2=116.530 |
| Batch 2 (2014) | 124 | 85.08 | 7.383 | 64-111 | 163.23 | df=3 |
| Batch 5 (2012) | 87 | 83.85 | 10.318 | 50-105 | 161.23 | Asymptotic significance=0.000 |
| Batch 6 (2011) | 114 | 102.60 | 16.711 | 33-137 | 308.21 | |
| Mean of all batches | 89.3325 | |||||
| 4th year | ||||||
| Batch 1 (2014) | 88 | 87.42 | 9.973 | 62-137 | 158.77 | χ2=35.569 |
| Batch 5 (2013) | 88 | 87.38 | 9.265 | 48-109 | 164.70 | df=3 |
| Batch 6 (2012) | 100 | 87.04 | 8.020 | 64-109 | 157.84 | Asymptotic significance=0.000 |
| Batch 7 (2011) | 78 | 97.73 | 16.034 | 53-130 | 238.28 | |
| Mean of all batches | 89.8925 |
It is interesting to note that empathy measured in 2011 was significantly higher than other samples in all years of medical training. SD – Standard deviation; Df – Degree of freedom