Research Article

Training a Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation Team in Motivational Interviewing

Table 2

Descriptive results ().

FactorPretraining results ()Posttraining results ()Scores’ interpretation
Mean (SD)RangeMean (SD)Range

JSPE: empathy total scores113.71 (12.84)77–134114.67 (10.15)92–13820–140 (↑ scores, ↑ empathy)
JSPE: taking perspective (10 items)58.75 (7.31)42–7059.42 (6.70)40–6910–70 (↑ scores, ↑ empathy)
JSPE: compassionate care (7 items)41.13 (6.64)20–4941.95 (5.91)24–497–49 (↑ scores, ↑ empathy)
JSPE: ability to stand in patients’ shoes (3 items)13.82 (3.14)6–2013.29 (3.19)8–213–21 (↑ scores, ↑ empathy)
MBI: emotional exhaustion14.49 (6.94)1–3415.40 (8.14)2–46≤16 low, 17–26 medium, and ≥27 high
MBI: depersonalization3.33 (2.81)0–113.27 (2.81)0–11≤8 low, 9–13 medium, and ≥14 high
MBI: personal accomplishment39.73 (5.95)23–4838.80 (5.53)24–47≤30 low, 31–36 medium, and ≥37 high
NS: self-perceived stress at work3.31 (0.79)1–53.18 (1.03)1–51–5 (↑ scores, ↑ stress)
NS: self-perceived job satisfaction4.20 (0.66)3–54.22 (0.70)3–51–5 (↑ scores, ↑ satisfaction)

JSPE: Jefferson Scale for Physician Empathy; MBI: Maslach Burnout Inventory; NS: numeric scale.