Category Archive for: "measurement"

Measuring Compassion in Healthcare: A Comprehensive and Critical Review

December 6, 2017 compassion, measurement

BACKGROUND: There is international concern about the lack of compassion in healthcare systems. A valid and reliable tool for measuring compassion in healthcare systems and educational [...]
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Operationalizing the measuring what matters spirituality quality metric in a population of hospitalized, critically ill patients and their family members

October 17, 2017 measurement

CONTEXT: Measuring What Matters (MWM) quality indicators support measurement of the percentage of patients who have spiritual discussions, if desired. OBJECTIVES: The objective of this study was [...]
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Spirituality at the end of life: conceptualization of measurable aspects–a systematic review

October 17, 2017 measurement

Although spiritual caregiving is a key domain of palliative care, it lacks a clear definition, which impedes both caregiving and research in this domain. The aim of this study was to [...]
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The Measurement of Spirituality in Palliative Care and the Content of Tools Validated Cross-Culturally: A Systematic Review

October 17, 2017 measurement

Context. Despite the need to assess spiritual outcomes in palliative care, little is known about the properties of the tools currently used to do so. In addition, measures of spirituality have [...]
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Testing the efficacy of chaplaincy care

October 4, 2017 measurement, research

The current article reviews the research conducted in the United States on the clinical practice of chaplains with patients and family members, referrals to chaplains, patient satisfaction with [...]
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