Validation of a 5-item tool to measure patient assessment of clinician compassion in the emergency department.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:To test if the 5-item compassion measure (a tool previously validated in the outpatient setting to measure patient assessment of clinician compassion) is a valid and reliable tool to quantify a distinct construct (i.e. clinical compassion) among patients evaluated in the emergency department (ED). METHODS:Cross-sectional study conducted in three academic emergency departments in the U.S. between November 2018 and April 2019. We enrolled adult patients who were evaluated in the EDs of the participating institutions and administered the 5-item compassion measure after completion of care in the ED. Validity testing was performed using confirmatory factor analysis. Cronbach's alpha was used to test reliability. Convergent validity with patient assessment of overall satisfaction ques

SUBMITTER: Sabapathi P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6827199 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature