Background There is little concrete guidance on how to train current and future healthcare
providers (HCPs) in the core competency of compassion. This study was undertaken using …

Purpose To investigate the current state and quality of compassion education interventions
offered to health care providers during training or practice, determine how the components …

Background The purpose of this qualitative study was to investigate advanced cancer
patients' perspectives on the importance, feasibility, teaching methods, and issues …

Introduction Compassionate patient care has been associated with improved clinical
outcomes for patients. However, current evidence suggests that healthcare is experiencing a …

Phenomenon Training programs have been used to improve compassion in healthcare, but
the factors necessary to make such programs successful and sustainable have not been …

Background Recent concerns about suboptimal patient care and a lack of compassion have
prompted policymakers to question the preparedness of clinicians for the challenging …

Background Patients and families want their healthcare to be delivered by healthcare
providers that are both competent and compassionate. While compassion training has …

Background: Stress, and particularly burnout, is a major problem among healthcare workers
and can lead to high staff turnover and low patient/client satisfaction. Objective: To explore …

Background A previous review on compassion in healthcare (1988-2014) identified several
empirical studies and their limitations. Given the large influx and the disparate nature of the …

Background Healthcare providers are considered the primary conduit of compassion in
healthcare. Although most healthcare providers desire to provide compassion, and patients …