The Turkish adaptation of the compassionate communication scale: A validity and reliability study

Abstract

Purpose: To determine the psychometric properties of the Turkish version of the compassionate communication scale (CCS). Design and Methods: The methodological and cross-sectional study design was used. The study was conducted with 319 nursing students in Turkey. Data were collected using an information form, the CCS, and the compassionate love scale. Findings: The explanatory factor analysis and confirmatory factor analysis results confirmed the three-factor structure of the scale. Cronbach's α, item-total correlation, test-retest analysis, and equivalent form analysis showed high reliability. The Turkish version of CCS is a valid and reliable instrument for evaluating sensitive communication. Practice Implications: CCS is a valid and reliable instrument to evaluate the communication skills of nursing students.

Compassionate communication levels of nursing students: Predictive role of empathic skills and nursing communication course

“…Students’ compassionate communication and ESS total mean scores were found to be at a medium level. This finding is in accordance with national and international studies that identified nursing students as having moderate levels of compassionate communication and empathic skills (Bekmezci et al, 2015; Turan et al, 2019; Ibrahimoğlu et al, 2021). This result suggests that nursing students have partially developed their compassion and empathy skills when they start vocational education.…”

“…CCS: This scale was developed by Salazar (2013) and the validity and reliability study of its Turkish version was conducted by İbrahimoğlu et al (2021). The CCS is comprised of 23 items to which responses are given according to a five‐point Likert‐type scale (1 = never , 2 = rarely , 3 = sometimes , 2 = often , and 5 = very often ).…”

“…The minimum–maximum scores that may be obtained from the subscales range from 9 to 45 for compassionate conversation, from 7 to 35 for compassionate touch, and from 7 to 35 for compassionate messaging. İbrahimoğlu et al (2021) reported Cronbach's α for CCS was 0.80. Cronbach's α for CCS in this study was 0.89 and on each subdimensions, it was 0.82 for compassionate conversation, 0.83 for compassionate touch, and 0.82 for compassionate messaging.…”

Adaptation of the compassion competence scale to Turkish

“…Domestic literature was scanned with “Kindliness” and “Compassion” keywords through TOAD Scales and Google Scholar and 8 Scales were found with these keywords 16–23 . It was determined that some of these scales were not related to “Compassion Competence” or were not suitable for nurses and nursing students 18–20,22 . It was determined that the other scales did not evaluate “Compassion Competence.” It was seen that Compassion Competence Scale (CCS), which was developed by Lee and Seomun 12 in South Korea, is an evaluating tool that can evaluate the compassion competence of nurses.…”

“…[16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23] It was determined that some of these scales were not related to "Compassion Competence" or were not suitable for nurses and nursing students. [18][19][20]22 It was determined that the other scales did not evaluate "Compassion Competence." It was seen that Compassion Competence Scale (CCS), which was developed by Lee and Seomun 12 in South Korea, is an evaluating tool that can evaluate the compassion competence of nurses.…”