Table 1 Characteristics of included studies
From: Compassion: a scoping review of the healthcare literature
| Characteristic | Number | Percent | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Country | United States | 21 | 47.7 |
| United Kingdom | 15 | 34.1 | |
| Canada | 2 | 4.5 | |
| Norway | 2 | 4.5 | |
| Australia | 1 | 2.3 | |
| Netherlands | 1 | 2.3 | |
| Philippines | 1 | 2.3 | |
| Taiwan | 1 | 2.3 | |
| Year | 1988-1999 | 3 | 6.8 |
| 2000-2004 | 5 | 11.4 | |
| 2005-2009 | 4 | 9.1 | |
| 2010-2014 | 32 | 72.7 | |
| 2010 | 2 | 4.5 | |
| 2011 | 6 | 13.6 | |
| 2012 | 3 | 6.8 | |
| 2013 | 12 | 27.3 | |
| 2014 | 9 | 20.5 | |
| Design | Qualitative | 23 | 52.3 |
| Mixed method | 6 | 13.6 | |
| Randomized controlled trial | 2 | 4.5 | |
| 1 group post-only | 2 | 4.5 | |
| 1 group pre-post | 3 | 6.8 | |
| 1 group longitudinal | 1 | 2.3 | |
| Cross-sectional survey | 6 | 13.6 | |
| Delphi | 1 | 2.3 | |
| Setting | Hospital | 8 | 18.2 |
| Education | 7 | 15.9 | |
| Mental health | 6 | 13.6 | |
| Oncology | 2 | 4.5 | |
| Palliative care, hospice | 4 | 9.1 | |
| Internal medicine | 2 | 4.5 | |
| Emergency | 2 | 4.5 | |
| Long term care | 2 | 4.5 | |
| Medical-surgical | 1 | 2.3 | |
| Intensive care | 1 | 2.3 | |
| Burns | 1 | 2.3 | |
| Corrections | 1 | 2.3 | |
| Primary care | 1 | 2.3 | |
| Not specified | 6 | 13.6 | |
| Samplea | Patients | 13 | 29.5 |
| Family, caregivers | 3 | 6.8 | |
| Students | 8 | 18.2 | |
| Medical students | 4 | 9.1 | |
| Nursing students | 2 | 4.5 | |
| Healthcare professional students (not specified) | 2 | 4.5 | |
| Clinicians | 33 | 75.0 | |
| Nurses | 14 | 31.8 | |
| Various | 10 | 22.7 | |
| Physicians | 6 | 13.6 | |
| Psychotherapist | 1 | 2.3 | |
| Physician assistant | 1 | 2.3 | |