What is the Most Valid and Reliable Compassion Measure in Healthcare? An Updated Comprehensive and Critical Review.

ABSTRACT: Our previous review of compassion measures in healthcare between 1985 and 2016 concluded that no available measure assessed compassion in healthcare in a comprehensive or methodologically rigorous fashion. The present study provided a comparative review of the design and psychometric properties of recently updated or newly published compassion measures. The search strategy of our previous review was replicated. PubMed, MEDLINE, CINAHL, and PsycINFO databases and grey literature were searched to identify studies that reported information on instruments that measure compassion or compassionate care in clinicians, physicians, nurses, healthcare students, and patients. Textual qualitative descriptions of included studies were prepared. Instruments were evaluated using the Evaluating Measures o

SUBMITTER: Sinclair S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9197914 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature