Development and validation of a patient-reported measure of compassion in healthcare: the Sinclair Compassion Questionnaire (SCQ)

Objectives Compassion 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...

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Main Authors: Lucy Selman, Patrick Quail, Shane Sinclair, Thomas F Hack, Susan McClement, Genevieve Thompson, Carlo Leget, Harvey Chochinov, Neil Hagen, Cara C MacInnis, Priya Jaggi, Harrison Boss, Shelly Cory, Max Jajszczok, Leah Lechelt, Christina Puchalski
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2021-06-01
Series:BMJ Open
Online Access:https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/11/6/e045988.full