Measuring empathic, person-centred communication in primary care nurses: validity and reliability of the Consultation and Relational Empathy (CARE) Measure

BMC Family Practice

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Bikker, Annemieke P ^a   Fitzpatrick, Bridie ^a   Murphy, Douglas ^b   Mercer, Stewart W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

CARE Measure; Empathy; Practice nurses; Primary care; Reliability; Validation

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; EMPATHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; PATIENT CARE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY; STANDARDS; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; EMPATHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; PATIENT-CENTERED CARE; PRIMARY CARE NURSING; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84945180879     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712296     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12875-015-0374-y     Document Type: Article

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