Objective:The aims of this study were to develop the Korean Compassionate Communication Scale and to test its validity and reliability.Methods:The Korean Compassionate Communication Scale was developed based on Englis...Objective:The aims of this study were to develop the Korean Compassionate Communication Scale and to test its validity and reliability.Methods:The Korean Compassionate Communication Scale was developed based on English version.This study is a methodological one in its approach.Results:The Korean version of Compassionate Communication Scale contained 20 items and was divided into three factors that explained 63.4%of the total variance.This scale demonstrated excellent convergent and discriminant validity(100%),and criterionrelated validity(Global Interpersonal Communication Competence r=0.494;self-compassion:r=0.317).Internal consistency was acceptable,and Cronbach’sαof the total items was 0.85.Conclusions:This study examined The Korean Compassionate Communication Scale as an appropriate measurement of communication ability for nursing practice.Therefore,this scale suggests that the developed 20 items of the Compassionate Communication Scale can be used for therapeutic relationship and nursing education.展开更多
Background: The incumbent of medical professional is expected to be socially responsible and emotionally empathetic along with good communication propensity to fasten the doctor-patient relationship. Whilst doctor’s ...Background: The incumbent of medical professional is expected to be socially responsible and emotionally empathetic along with good communication propensity to fasten the doctor-patient relationship. Whilst doctor’s proficiency to recognize a patient’s perspectives, and convey such an understanding back to the patient;in our case, the empathy and compassion level of promising medical professional is unknown in Nepal. Thus, this study aimed to analyze the compassion and empathy score of final year’s undergraduate students of four medical colleges in Nepal. Methods: Self-reported empathy measures were obtained using the Jefferson Scale of Physician-Student version. Results: The degree of empathy for the participants was 97.28 (SD = 14.44) with a median score of 96.00 and a range of 44 (min) to 133 (max). There was a significant difference on scores of the Jefferson scale of physician empathy between NMC Nepalgunj and BPKIHS (p = 0.00) and between NMC Nepalgunj and Manipal Pokhara (p = 0.00), as well as between UCMS and Manipal Pokhara (p = 0.044). These results were significant at the 95% confidence interval. Conclusions: The mean empathy score for the Nepali students is lower than medical students from developed countries but almost similar to medical students from other Asian medical students. The female Nepali medical students scored slightly higher than their male counterparts. Thus colleges have to develop academic programs to improve empathy and compassion among medical students through providing adequate time to consult with patient and faculties.展开更多
文摘Objective:The aims of this study were to develop the Korean Compassionate Communication Scale and to test its validity and reliability.Methods:The Korean Compassionate Communication Scale was developed based on English version.This study is a methodological one in its approach.Results:The Korean version of Compassionate Communication Scale contained 20 items and was divided into three factors that explained 63.4%of the total variance.This scale demonstrated excellent convergent and discriminant validity(100%),and criterionrelated validity(Global Interpersonal Communication Competence r=0.494;self-compassion:r=0.317).Internal consistency was acceptable,and Cronbach’sαof the total items was 0.85.Conclusions:This study examined The Korean Compassionate Communication Scale as an appropriate measurement of communication ability for nursing practice.Therefore,this scale suggests that the developed 20 items of the Compassionate Communication Scale can be used for therapeutic relationship and nursing education.
文摘Background: The incumbent of medical professional is expected to be socially responsible and emotionally empathetic along with good communication propensity to fasten the doctor-patient relationship. Whilst doctor’s proficiency to recognize a patient’s perspectives, and convey such an understanding back to the patient;in our case, the empathy and compassion level of promising medical professional is unknown in Nepal. Thus, this study aimed to analyze the compassion and empathy score of final year’s undergraduate students of four medical colleges in Nepal. Methods: Self-reported empathy measures were obtained using the Jefferson Scale of Physician-Student version. Results: The degree of empathy for the participants was 97.28 (SD = 14.44) with a median score of 96.00 and a range of 44 (min) to 133 (max). There was a significant difference on scores of the Jefferson scale of physician empathy between NMC Nepalgunj and BPKIHS (p = 0.00) and between NMC Nepalgunj and Manipal Pokhara (p = 0.00), as well as between UCMS and Manipal Pokhara (p = 0.044). These results were significant at the 95% confidence interval. Conclusions: The mean empathy score for the Nepali students is lower than medical students from developed countries but almost similar to medical students from other Asian medical students. The female Nepali medical students scored slightly higher than their male counterparts. Thus colleges have to develop academic programs to improve empathy and compassion among medical students through providing adequate time to consult with patient and faculties.
