biostudies-literatureBoss HHealth Quality Council of Alberta124https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC11264741biostudies-literatureUnknown24(1)<h4>Objective</h4>To examine the unique contribution of patient reported experiences of compassion to overall patient quality care ratings. Additionally, we assess whether patients' reported experiences of compassion in the emergency department differed between sociodemographic groups.<h4>Methods</h4>Provincial data for this cross-sectional study were collected from 03/01/2022 to 09/05/2022 from 14 emergency departments in Alberta, Canada. Data from 4501 emergency department patients (53.6% women, 77.1% White/European) were analyzed. The primary outcome was patients' overall quality care ratings during their most recent ED visit. Measures included in the hierarchical stepwise regression included demographics, and those drawn from the Emergency Department Patient Experience of Care (EDPEC) BMC emergency medicineWhat role does compassion have on quality care ratings? A regression analysis and validation of the SCQ in emergency department patients.PMC112647412021-26MacInnis CSinclair SBoss HSimon RJackson JLahtinen MfalseWhat role does compassion have on quality care ratings? A regression analysis and validation of the SCQ in emergency department patients.<h4>Objective</h4>To examine the unique contribution of patient reported experiences of compassion to overall patient quality care ratings. Additionally, we assess whether patients' reported experiences of compassion in the emergency department differed between sociodemographic groups.<h4>Methods</h4>Provincial data for this cross-sectional study were collected from 03/01/2022 to 09/05/2022 from 14 emergency departments in Alberta, Canada. Data from 4501 emergency department patients (53.6% women, 77.1% White/European) were analyzed. The primary outcome was patients' overall quality care ratings during their most recent ED visit. Measures included in the hierarchical stepwise regression included demographics, and those drawn from the Emergency Department Patient Experience of Care (EDPEC) 2024-01-01T00:00:00Z2024 Jul2025-05-18T13:26:57.168Z2025-05-18T13:26:57.168ZS-EPMC112647413902618410.1186/s12873-024-01040-8