ArticleBMC medical education2025
Medical narrative competency, empathy, and self-efficacy among senior medical undergraduates in China: a cross-sectional analysis.
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- The effect of narrative medicine-based education on academic performance and humanistic communication in residency training: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Scientific reports · 2026Pooled it
- Developing a patient narrative interview guide using the Delphi method.BMC medical education · 2026Article
- Reimagining medical education: integrating medical humanism and narrative medicine into a new educational paradigm.Frontiers in medicine · 2026Review
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Abstract
backgroundMedical students' narrative competence plays a pivotal role in ensuring the future quality of medical services. Identifying the variables associated with narrative competence may be instrumental in preparing to improve medical undergraduates' narrative competence.
objectivesThis study aimed to investigate the current status and influencing factors affecting medical students' narrative competency while exploring the correlations among self-efficacy, empathy, and medical narrative competence.
methodsThis study employed a quantitative cross-sectional design and enrolled 434 full-time senior medical undergraduates at a university in Chongqing, China, through convenience sampling. Medical undergraduates who met the inclusion criteria completed an online survey using self-report scales for self-efficacy, empathy, and medical narrative competence between October and November 2023. Multivariate linear regression analysis was performed to explore the influencing factors.
resultsMedical students scored 137.03 ± 16.42 on narrative competency, 25.84 ± 5.40 on self-efficacy, and 51.04 ± 11.93 on empathy. Narrative competency was positively correlated with self-efficacy (r = 0.345, p < 0.01) and empathy (r = 0.492, p < 0.01). Multiple linear regression analysis revealed that the final model adopted was statistically significant (F = 18.203; p < 0.001; R
conclusionEmpathy and self-efficacy are closely associated with narrative competencies in medical undergraduates. Therefore, educational activities that prioritize the cultivation of empathy and self-efficacy may serve as an alternative approach for enhancing narrative competency among Chinese medical undergraduates.
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