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Sinclair Compassion Questionnaire (SCQ)

BACKGROUND 

Patients with incurable and life-limiting illnesses identify compassionate care as one of their greatest needs. Evidence implies a considerable theory-practice gap, with compassionate care adopted in research, policy, and healthcare reform but increasingly eroding from the bedside. The Sinclair Compassion Questionnaire (SCQ) is a 15-item measure assessing a patient’s experience of compassion.

The SCQ adds an important dimension to both psychosocial and patient-orientated health services research, provides a validated measure to evaluate and improve compassionate care in practice, informs the development of evidence-based and sustainable healthcare policy, and provides educators with a means to equip and assess this practice competency in future healthcare providers.

  

AREAS OF APPLICATION

  • Healthcare practices
  • Research studies, clinical trials, and observational studies
  • Education and training
  • Policymaking

  

COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGES

  • Validated through two study phases on 633 patients in acute care, long-term care, hospice, and homecare.
  • Easy to administer and can be incorporated into existing patient experience and healthcare surveys.
  • Supported by an active digital platform with a variety of resources including informational videos.
  • Ongoing international validation studies.

  

STAGE OF DEVELOPMENT

  • Validated through two study phases on 633 patients in acute care, long-term care, hospice, and homecare.
  • Easy to administer and can be incorporated into existing patient experience and healthcare surveys.
  • Supported by an active digital platform with a variety of resources including informational videos.
  • Ongoing international validation studies.

  

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