Table 1.

Questionnaires used to measure care providers’ self-reported communication skills, empathy, mindfulness and emotional intelligence

Concept	Questionnaires	Items and scale	Focus
Communication self-efficacy	Klar tale til patienterne64 (Clear-cut communication with patients)	21 Items Numerical 1–10 5-point Likert scale	▸ Communication skills in clinical practice ▸ Confidence to succeed in daily work related to managing emotions, the use of time, conveying messages and involving patients ▸ Confidence and importance to succeed in communication with patients
Empathy	Jefferson Scale of Empathy65 66	20 items 7-point Likert scale	▸ Empathy in clinical practice ▸ Understanding the patient's concerns, pain and suffering and having a desire to help them
Mindfulness	Langer 14-item Mindfulness51 Scale	14 items 7-point Likert scale	▸ Components of sociocognitive mindfulness ▸ Novelty seeking, novelty producing and engagement ▸ Presence or absences of attention to and awareness of what is occurring in the present
Emotional intelligence	Trait Emotional Intelligence67 Questionnaire–Short Form	30 items 7-point Likert scale	▸ Fifteen facets of emotional intelligence ▸ How well people understand and manage their emotions, interpret and relate to the feelings of others and use this knowledge in relationship