@article{Natália da S. Fontana_Ana Amélia F. Vilela_Aridiane A. Ribeiro_Verônica C. Ferreira_Geovana M. Peres_Mathias R. Macedo_Nataly C. S. e Souza_Niulane R. Carrijo_Sanmer J. S. Ferreira_Adriana A. Carvalho_2020, place={Rio de Janeiro - RJ, Brazil}, title={Study of the variables that contribute to the level of empathy in medical students}, volume={19}, url={/bjhbs/article/view/113}, DOI={10.12957/bjhbs.2020.53532}, abstractNote={<p>Introduction: Empathy is defined as a psychological process guided by mechanisms that encompass the affective, cognitive and behavioral spheres regarding the observation of the other’s experience, essential to the medical field in establishing trust between doctor and patient. Objectives: To identify the variables that can influence the levels of empathy during medical graduation, such as gender, year of graduation and choice of medical specialty. Materials and Methods: The databases: BIREME, PubMed and Google Scholar were consulted for the review. The criteria for inclusion were the languages, period of publication (2007-2018), and thematic match, and exclusion of articles that evaluated the rates of empathy with professionals and students of medical residency. Results: Results were diversified, from the claim that the degree of empathy did not change over the years in medical school until that level changed between the first and sixth year among students, in which the notable fall in empathy levels prevailed after the third year of graduation, significantly in males. Conclusions: It was observed that during graduation in medical courses there is a reduction in empathy levels, during the clinical cycle, something that negatively affects the doctor-patient relationship, promoting difficulties in communication and patient adherence to treatment.</p>}, number={1}, journal={Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹û}, author={Natália da S. Fontana and Ana Amélia F. Vilela and Aridiane A. Ribeiro and Verônica C. Ferreira and Geovana M. Peres and Mathias R. Macedo and Nataly C. S. e Souza and Niulane R. Carrijo and Sanmer J. S. Ferreira and Adriana A. Carvalho}, year={2020}, month={Jul.}, pages={57–62} }