| Abstract [eng] |
The final thesis analyses the empathy in working physical therapists and the level of empathy is measured. The research involved 101 respondents : 8 in Tauragės rehabilitation center, 13 in rehabilitation center of Šiauliai, 14 in Republican Hospital of Šiauliai, 17 in Lithuanian University of Health Sciences Kaunas Clinics Hospital, 8 in Kelmė hospital, 8 in Mazeikiai hospital, 10 in Rehabilitation Hospital of Palanga, 4 in Department of Psychophysiology and Rehabilitation, 10 UAB Health center \" Energy\", 9 in Klaipeda hospital former seamen's Hospital physical therapists. The empathy has been studied according to the methodology of A. Mechrabian and N. Epstein. The research aimed to find out the level of empathy in employed physical therapists. It was investigated empathy level dependence on sex, age, working experience and family status. The empathy test results were compared with future physical therapists empathy levels during the studies with regard to age and sex. The aim of the analysis of the data was used to determine, if empathy level changes in physical therapists working experience. The results showed that with increasing age and years of working experience empathy level of physical therapists rapidly decline. Compassion, emotional understanding and empathy skills declining because of life experience working with complicated patients. Therefore, more and more people get used to protect themeselves, they become less and less listening to others more trying to work on the templates and to avoid possible conflicts, ambiguous situations. Working physical therapists empathy levels tend to decrease during the work experience. A growing number of low empathy level in professionals and high level of empathy tend to decrease annually. Most of high empathy levels have young professionals who have lack of work experience. Low level of empathy is more usual between physical therapists who have got a great work experience. The average level of empathy in all research are fickle and indecisive. It occurred primarily at employees with work experience ranging from 1 to 15 years. We assume that empathy level should decrease in every year of working experience. |
