AUTHOR=Soto-Rubio Ana , Picazo Carmen , Gil-Juliá Beatriz , Andreu-Vaillo Yolanda , Pérez-Marín Marian , Sinclair Shane 

TITLE=Patient-reported assessment of compassion in Spanish: a systematic review

JOURNAL=Frontiers in Medicine

VOLUME=11

YEAR=2024

URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/medicine/articles/10.3389/fmed.2024.1352694

DOI=10.3389/fmed.2024.1352694

ISSN=2296-858X

ABSTRACT=<sec id="sec1"><title>Aims and objectives</title><p>This systematic review aims to: (1) explore which tools have been used in Spanish to measure compassion; (2) know which of these tools could be used to assess compassion in healthcare settings from the perspective of patients; (3) evaluate the quality of these patient-reported measures in Spanish contexts; and (4) determine which of these instruments would be best suited to be used in healthcare settings.</p></sec><sec id="sec2"><title>Background</title><p>Compassion has been recognized as a fundamental dimension of quality healthcare.</p></sec><sec id="sec3"><title>Methods</title><p>Several scientific databases were consulted for relevant records published up to December 16<sup>th</sup>, 2021. In accordance with PRISMA guidelines, 64 studies were included.</p></sec><sec id="sec4"><title>Results and conclusions</title><p>while existing instruments, validated in Spanish, allow for the measurement of self-compassion or compassion to others, there are no valid and reliable measures currently available in Spanish to measure patient-reported compassion.</p></sec><sec id="sec5"><title>Relevance to clinical practice</title><p>In order to ensure and promote compassion in the health care context, it is essential to have a valid and reliable tool to measure this construct in a patient-informed way, and this is currently not possible in the Spanish-speaking context because of the lack of such an instrument in Spanish.</p></sec>