Psychometric properties of the Jefferson Scale of Empathy: a COSMIN systematic review protocol.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:Empathy is an important characteristic to possess for healthcare professionals. It has been found to improve communication between professionals and patients and to improve clinical health outcomes. The Jefferson Scale of Empathy (JSE) was developed to measure this quality and has been used extensively, and psychometrically appraised, with a variety of cohorts and in different cultural environments. However, no study has been undertaken to systematically examine the methodological quality of studies which have assessed psychometric factors of the JSE. This systematic review will examine the quality of published papers that have reported on psychometric factors of the JSE. METHODS:A systematic review of studies which report on the psychometric properties of the JSE will be conduc

SUBMITTER: Williams B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6902337 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature