Table 1.
Characteristics of included measures
| First author, year | Instrument | Description | Items in final instrument | Subscales |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Healthcare provider-reported instruments | ||||
| Lee (2016) [71] | CCS | Self-report measure compassion competence in nurses in Korea | 17 |
Communication Sensitivity Insight |
| Alabdulaziz (2020) [46] | CCS-A | Arabic version of the CCS for use in nursing students | 17 |
Communication Sensitivity Insight |
| Gu (2019) [50] | SOSC-O | Self-report measure of compassion for others | 20 |
Recognizing suffering Understanding the universality of suffering Feeling for the person suffering Tolerating uncomfortable feelings Motivation to act/acting to alleviate suffering |
| Durkin (2020) [51] | BSCI | Self-report measure of eight characteristics (strengths) associated with a compassionate nurse | 48 |
Self-care Character Empathy Connection Interpersonal Engagement Competence Communication |
| Patient-reported instruments | ||||
| Burnell (2013) [72] | CCAT© | Patient report measure of the characteristics thought to comprise compassionate care from the patient’s perspective. | 28 |
Meaningful connection Patient expectations Caring attributes Capable practitioner |
| Grimani (2017) [47] | CCAT© | A Greek version of the CCAT© | 20 |
Meaningful connection Patient expectations Caring attributes Capable practitioner |
| Lown (2015) [73] | SCCCS™ | Patient report measure of treating physicians’ compassionate care in a recent hospitalization | 12 | NR |
| Lown (2017) [48] | SCCCS™: In recently hospitalized and non-hospitalized patients in Ireland | Extend the use of the SCCCS™ to people in Ireland | 12 | NR |
| Rodriguez (2019) [49] | SCCCS™ | Review the content validity of the items of the SCCCS™ and estimate the other psychometric properties of the SCCCS™ using classical test and modern test theory methods (Rasch measurement theory) | 12 | NR |
| Roberts (2019) [52] | TMPACC | Patient report measure of clinician compassion on a large scale | 5 | NR |
| Sabapathi (2019) [53] | TMPACC in the emergency department | Assess the validity and reliability of the 5-item tool to measure patient assessment of clinician compassion in the emergency department | 5 | NR |
| Roberts (2021) [54] | TMPACC from physicians and nurses in an inpatient setting | Validate two 5-item tools as measures of the patient experience of physician and nurse compassion for use in the inpatient hospital setting | Two 5-item tools | NR |
| Sinclair (2018, 2020, 2021) [55–58] | SCQ | Patient-reported measure of compassion for patients living with an incurable, life-limiting illness |
15 5-item short form |
NR |
BCSI Bolton Compassion Strengths Indicators, CCAT Compassionate Care Assessment Tool, CCS Compassion Competence Scale, SCCCS Schwartz Center Compassionate Care Scale, SCQ Sinclair Compassion Questionnaire, SOCS-O Sussex-Oxford Compassion for Others Scale, TMPACC Tool to Measure Patient Assessment of Clinician Compassion, NR Not Reported