Empathy is a crucial facet in providing healthcare to patients. Healthcare requires its workers to work extended shifts and provide 24/7 coverage, which can lead to increased sleepiness and changes in empathy. This study assessed how cognitive and affective empathy were affected by time of day, working a 12-h shift, and perceived sleepiness in emergency medical technicians. Results demonstrated that affective empathy was higher in the evening and declined with sleepiness, while cognitive empathy declined after working a 12-h shift. Shift work differentially influences empathy in healthcare professionals, an important consideration in future research and patient care.

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困倦、一天中的时间和 12 小时轮班对急救医疗技术人员的情感和认知移情的影响

同理心是为患者提供医疗保健的一个关键方面。医疗保健要求其员工轮班工作并提供 24/7 全天候服务，这会导致嗜睡增加和同理心改变。这项研究评估了认知和情感同理心如何受到一天中的时间、12 小时轮班和紧急医疗技术人员的困倦感的影响。结果表明，情感移情在晚上较高，并随着困倦而下降，而认知移情在工作 12 小时后下降。轮班工作对医疗保健专业人员的同理心产生不同的影响，这是未来研究和患者护理中的一个重要考虑因素。