Compassion: a scoping review of the healthcare literature

BMC Palliative Care

Table 1 Characteristics of included studies

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
Sample^a	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

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