ArticleBMJ open2021
Development and validation of a patient-reported measure of compassion in healthcare: the Sinclair Compassion Questionnaire (SCQ).
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35 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 53 citations in OpenAlex.
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- Compassion assessment instruments in palliative care: a scoping review.BMC palliative care · 2025Article
- Validation of a short patient-reported compassion measure: the Sinclair Compassion Questionnaire-Short Form (SCQ-SF).BMJ open quality · 2025Article
- Exploring Determinants of Compassionate Cancer Care in Older Adults Using Fuzzy Cognitive Mapping.Current oncology (Toronto, Ont.) · 2025Article
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- Adaptation and Validation of the Compassionate Capacity Scale for Portuguese Healthcare Students (CCS-PHS).Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Feel the Fear and Do It Anyway-Beliefs About Compassion Predict Care and Motivation to Help Among Healthcare Professionals.Journal of clinical nursing · 2025Observational
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Abstract
objectivesCompassion is a key indicator of quality care that is reportedly eroding from patients' care experience. While the need to assess compassion is recognised, valid and reliable measures are lacking. This study developed and validated a clinically informed, psychometrically rigorous, patient-reported compassion measure.
designData were collected from participants living with life-limiting illnesses over two study phases across four care settings (acute care, hospice, long term care (LTC) and homecare). In phase 1, data were analysed through exploratory factor analysis (EFA), with the final items analysed via confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) in phase 2. The Schwartz Center Compassionate Care Scale (SCCCS), the revised Edmonton Symptom Assessment Scale (ESAS-r) and Picker Patient Experience Questionnaire (PPEQ) were also administered in phase 2 to assess convergent and divergent validity. SETTING AND
participants633 participants were recruited over two study phases. In the EFA phase, a 54-item version of the measure was administered to 303 participants, with 330 participants being administered the final 15-item measure in the CFA phase.
resultsBoth EFA and CFA confirmed compassion as a single factor construct with factor loadings for the 15-item measure ranging from 0.76 to 0.86, with excellent test-retest reliability (intraclass correlation coefficient range: 0.74-0.89) and excellent internal reliability (Cronbach's alpha of 0.96). The measure was positively correlated with the SCCCS (r=0.75, p<0.001) and PPEQ (r=0.60, p<0.001). Participants reporting higher experiences of compassion had significantly greater well-being and lower depression on the ESAS-r. Patients in acute care and hospice reported significantly greater experiences of compassion than LTC residents.
conclusionsThere is strong initial psychometric evidence for the Sinclair Compassion Questionnaire (SCQ) as a valid and reliable patient-reported compassion measure. The SCQ provides healthcare providers, settings and administrators the means to routinely measure patients experiences of compassion, while providing researchers a robust measure to conduct high-quality research.
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