2025 Volume 48 Issue 3 Pages 90-98
Introduction: To examine the relationship between empathy and burnout among a multi-professional population at a remote base hospital. Methods: This study was conducted as a single-center cross-sectional study from November 1 to 30, 2024. The subjects were all 263 staff members working at a remote base hospital. Empathy was assessed using the Japanese version of the Interpersonal Reactivity Index (IRI), and burnout was assessed using the Japanese version of the Burnout Assessment Index (BAT-J). Correlation analysis and analysis of variance were used for data analysis. Results: Of the 136 respondents (response rate 51.7%), 123 were included in the analysis. The participants had an average of 18.6 years of professional experience (± 11.0 years). Mean IRI and BAT-J scores were 87.3 (± 11.2) and 79.1 (± 17.7), respectively. A weak positive correlation was observed between IRI and BAT-J scores. Among professions, nurses showed significantly higher BAT-J scores than therapists and technicians. No significant differences were observed in IRI. Conclusion: We found no significant difference in empathy among professions. However, our findings suggest that nurses were at higher risk of burnout than therapists.
