Ruiz-Fernández María Dolores, Alcaraz-Córdoba Andrea, Brito Irma, Dantas Maria Jacinta, Alcaraz-Córdoba Tania, Ortega-Galán Angela María
Department of Nursing, Physiotherapy and Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Almería, 04120 Almería, Spain.
Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad Autónoma de Chile, Providencia 4780000, Chile.
Behav Sci (Basel). 2025 Jul 31;15(8):1039. doi: 10.3390/bs15081039.
Compassion is a critical competence for healthcare students. However, there are no tools that measure compassionate capacity during students' training. Recently, the Compassion Capacity Scale (CCS) was developed for health professionals, exhibiting good psychometric properties. The aim of this study was to translate, culturally adapt, and validate the CCS for Portuguese healthcare students. The study was divided into two phases: (1) translation and adaptation of the CCS for Portuguese students in the healthcare field; (2) validation and analysis of psychometric properties. The CCS-PHS showed good internal consistency (Cronbach's α = 0.886), temporal stability (rho = 0.703), and content validity (CVI-i = 1). Criterion validity analysis showed strong correlations between all of the CCS-PHS's dimensions and the chosen reference criteria scale. Construct validity analysis revealed that the CCS-PHS is composed of 17 items, classified into four factors. The differences found in the exploratory factor analysis in relation to the original scale may be due to the life experiences of healthcare professionals when compared to those of students. Our psychometric analysis suggests that the CCS-PHS is a reliable and valid tool to assess compassionate capacity in healthcare students. Knowing the compassionate competence of students is vital for guiding educational strategies, implementing compassion training programs and evaluating their effectiveness, as well as reinforcing key attitudes and behaviors for humanized and ethical healthcare.
同情心是医学生的一项关键能力。然而，在学生培训期间，尚无衡量同情心能力的工具。最近，为卫生专业人员开发了同情心能力量表（CCS），该量表具有良好的心理测量特性。本研究的目的是对CCS进行翻译、文化调适，并验证其在葡萄牙医学生中的有效性。该研究分为两个阶段：（1）将CCS翻译并调适为适用于葡萄牙医疗保健领域学生的版本；（2）验证并分析心理测量特性。CCS-PHS显示出良好的内部一致性（克朗巴赫α系数 = 0.886）、时间稳定性（rho系数 = 0.703）和内容效度（CVI-i = 1）。效标效度分析表明，CCS-PHS的所有维度与所选参考标准量表之间存在强相关性。结构效度分析表明，CCS-PHS由17个项目组成，分为四个因素。探索性因素分析中发现的与原始量表的差异可能是由于医疗保健专业人员与学生的生活经历不同所致。我们的心理测量分析表明，CCS-PHS是评估医学生同情心能力的可靠且有效的工具。了解学生的同情心能力对于指导教育策略、实施同情心培训计划并评估其有效性，以及强化人性化和道德医疗保健的关键态度和行为至关重要。
