Importance of communication in medical practice and medical education: An emphasis on empathy and attitudes and their possible influences

Table 1 Specialization and sex

Group	Specialty	Sex		Total (n =32)
		Female (n = 13)	Male (n = 19)
Internal medicine	General internal medicine; Gastroenterology; Cardiology	3	4	7
Surgical specialties	General surgery; Neurosurgery; Visceral surgery; Thoracic surgery; Vascular surgery	2	4	6
Surgical subspecialties	Gynecology; ENT	1	2	3
Non-surgical subspecialties	Anesthesiology; Neurology; Psychiatry	2	4	6
Pediatrics	Pediatrics; Child and adolescent psychiatry	0	3	3
General medicine	General medicine	5	2	7

Demographic data were assessed at the beginning of each interview for each participant via questionnaire. For one participant, the information regarding specialty was not available. This participant was included in the qualitative data analysis only when this information was not relevant.