Correlation Between Empathy Ability and Social Support of Emergency Medical Staff in Henan Province

HU Mingqiang; LIU Ying; LIU Qiyan; ZHENG Mengke; LI Shanshan; YU Jingjing; GUO Ali; DUN Shaozhi

doi:10.3969/j.issn.1004-437X.2025.19.006

Abstract：Objective To analyze correlation between the empathy ability and social support of emergency medical staff in Henan Province,to provide a theoretical basis and reference for early intervention.Methods A total of 842 medical staff in the emergency departments of 122 secondary and above hospitals in Henan Province was investigated by accidental sampling,general data questionnaire,interpersonal reactivity-Chinese version(IRI-C)and perceived social support scale(PSSS).SPSS statistical software was for data analysis.Results The total score of PSSS and IRI-C were(60.06±12.57)and(46.82±6.78)respectively.The total score of perceptive social support and the three dimensions of family support,friend support and the other supports were positively correlated with the total score of empathy ability and the three dimensions of empathy attention,opinion selection and imagination(P＜0.01).Empathy attention and opinion picking scores could positively predict the total score of social support(β=0.219,P＜0.01;β=0.240,P＜0.01),personal sadness score could negatively predict total social support score(β=-0.239,P＜0.001).Conclusion The empathy ability of emergency medical staff in Henan Province is at a medium to low level,and the level of perceived social support is at a medium to high level.Empathy ability can predict the level of perceived social support.It is necessary to strengthen the construction of empathy ability of emergency medical staff and improve their level of social support,which is conducive to the physical and mental health of medical staff and helps to improve the doctor-patient relationship.