Compassion: a scoping review of the healthcare literature

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dc.contributor.authorSinclair, Shane
dc.contributor.authorNorris, Jill M.
dc.contributor.authorMcConnell, Shelagh J.
dc.contributor.authorChochinov, Harvey M.
dc.contributor.authorHack, Thomas F.
dc.contributor.authorHagen, Neil A.
dc.contributor.authorMcClement, Susan
dc.contributor.authorBouchal, Shelley Raffin
dc.date.accessioned2016-03-03T23:14:52Z
dc.date.available2016-03-03T23:14:52Z
dc.date.issued2016-01-19
dc.descriptionPublisher’s version of article deposited according to BioMed Central license agreement http://www.biomedcentral.com/about/policies/license-agreement March 3, 2016.en_US
dc.description.abstractBackground Recent concerns about suboptimal patient care and a lack of compassion have prompted policymakers to question the preparedness of clinicians for the challenging environment in which they practice. Compassionate care is expected by patients and is a professional obligation of clinicians; however, little is known about the state of research on clinical compassion. The purpose of this scoping review was to map the literature on compassion in clinical healthcare. Methods Searches of eight electronic databases and the grey literature were conducted to identify empirical studies published over the last 25 years. Eligible studies explored perceptions or interventions of compassionate care in clinical populations, healthcare professionals, and healthcare students. Following the title and abstract review, two reviewers independently screened full-texts articles, and extracted study data. A narrative approach to synthesizing and mapping the literature was used. Results and discussion Of 36,637 records, 648 studies were retrieved and 44 studies were included in the review. Less than one third of studies included patients. Six themes emerged from studies that explored perceptions of compassionate care: nature of compassion, development of compassion, interpersonal factors related to compassion, action and practical compassion, barriers and enablers of compassion, and outcomes of compassion. Intervention studies included two compassionate care trials with patients and eight educational programs that aimed to improve compassionate care in clinicians and students. Conclusions This review identifies the limited empirical understanding of compassion in healthcare, highlighting the lack of patient and family voices in compassion research. A deeper understanding of the key behaviors and attitudes that lead to improved patient-reported outcomes through compassionate care is necessary.en_US
dc.description.refereedYesen_US
dc.identifier.citationSinclair, S., Norris, J. M., McConnell, S. J., Chochinov, H. M., Hack, T. F., Hagen, N. A., McClement, S. & Bouchal, S. R. (2016). Compassion: a scoping review of the healthcare literature. BMC palliative care, 15(1), 1.en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.1186/s12904-016-0080-0
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/33437
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1880/51112
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherBMC Palliative Careen_US
dc.publisher.departmentOncologyen_US
dc.publisher.facultyCumming School of Medicineen_US
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Calgaryen_US
dc.publisher.urlhttp://bmcpalliatcare.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12904-016-0080-0en_US
dc.rightsAttribution 4.0 International*
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/*
dc.subjectCompassionen_US
dc.subjectHealthcareen_US
dc.subjectPatientsen_US
dc.subjectScoping reviewen_US
dc.subjectInterventionen_US
dc.titleCompassion: a scoping review of the healthcare literatureen_US
dc.typejournal article
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