Title

Impact of sensitisation workshop on empathy levels among postgraduate students: A pre-post interventional study

Authors

Shabana Sultan¹, Poorva Badkur¹ & Pawan Pandey^2,*

Affiliation

¹Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Gandhi Medical College, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India; ²Department of Community Medicine, Sukh Sagar Medical College, Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh, India; *Corresponding author

Email

Shabana Sultan - E-mail: drshabanasultan@gmail.com

Poorva Badkur - E-mail: Poorvagmc@gmail.com

Pawan Pandey - E-mail: dnameispaone@gmail.com; Phone: +91 8818881340

Article Type

Research Article

Date

Received April 1, 2026; Revised April 30, 2026; Accepted April 30, 2026, Published April 30, 2026

Abstract

Empathy plays a vital role in patient-centered care, especially in obstetrics and gynaecology, where patients frequently encounter sensitive and emotionally challenging circumstances. This single-center pre-post interventional study involved 75 postgraduate students from the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology at Gandhi Medical College, Bhopal. The intervention was a one-day structured program featuring interactive lectures, educational videos, scenario-based group activities and role-plays. Initial empathy scores were notably low (mean 88.2 ± 7.8). Post-workshop, scores rose markedly to 124.3 ± 8.1 (p < 0.0001). At the eight-week mark, scores decreased to 107.8 ± 9.4 but stayed significantly above baseline (p < 0.0001). The percentage of students achieving high empathy status (scores ≥116) grew from 21.33% pre-workshop to 33.3% at follow-up.

Keywords

Empathy; medical education; Jefferson scale of empathy; postgraduate training; patient-centred care; educational intervention

Citation

Sultan et al. Bioinformation 22(4): 2659-2663 (2026)

Edited by

P Kangueane

ISSN

0973-2063

Publisher

Biomedical Informatics

License

This is an Open Access article which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly credited. This is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License.