Physicians’ Self-Assessed Empathy and Patients’ Perceptions of Physicians’ Empathy: Validation of the Greek Jefferson Scale of Patient Perception of Physician Empathy

Table 1

Exploratory factor analysis.

Item code	Item description	Factor loadings	Communalities
JS1	Can view things from my perspective.	0.794	0.631
JS2	Asks about what is happening in my daily life.	0.863	0.745
JS3	Seems concerned about me and my family.	0.859	0.737
JS4	Understands my emotions, feelings, and concerns.	0.805	0.649
JS5	Is an understanding doctor.	0.718	0.515