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World J Meta-Anal. Jan 10, 2019; 7(1): 1-30
Published online Jan 10, 2019. doi: 10.13105/wjma.v7.i1.1
Published online Jan 10, 2019. doi: 10.13105/wjma.v7.i1.1
Table 2 Meta-analytic means of Cronbach’s alpha per empathy scale
| Scale | N | k | Alpha | 95%CI | I2 | P-value | |
| Balanced Emotional Empathy Scale | 237 | 1 | 0.72 | 0.666 | 0.769 | -- | -- |
| Toronto Composite Empathy Scale | 460 | 1 | 0.75 | 0.716 | 0.781 | -- | -- |
| Caring Ability Inventory | 598 | 1 | 0.77 | 0.743 | 0.795 | -- | -- |
| Pro-Social Personality Battery (Other-Oriented Empathy) | 145 | 1 | 0.77 | 0.71 | 0.821 | -- | -- |
| Patient-Practitioner Orientation Scale | 93 | 1 | 0.78 | 0.707 | 0.839 | -- | -- |
| Narcissism, Aloofness, Confidence, Empathy (NACE) scale - Empathy | 133 | 1 | 0.79 | 0.734 | 0.838 | -- | -- |
| Davis’ Interpersonal Reactivity Index | 7845 | 3 | 0.791 | 0.742 | 0.835 | 96.40% | < 0.001 |
| Jefferson Scale of Physician Empathy | 37159 | 34 | 0.798 | 0.774 | 0.821 | 98.30% | < 0.001 |
| Professionalism assessment scale - Empathy | 122 | 1 | 0.84 | 0.794 | 0.879 | -- | -- |
| Toronto Empathy Questionnaire | 662 | 1 | 0.85 | 0.833 | 0.867 | -- | -- |
| Kiersma-Chen Empathy Scale | 216 | 1 | 0.86 | 0.831 | 0.886 | -- | -- |
| Emotional Intelligence Assessment Scale - Empathy | 471 | 1 | 0.87 | 0.85 | 0.887 | -- | -- |
| Caring Behaviour Inventory Tool | 1243 | 2 | 0.921 | 0.915 | 0.927 | 0% | 0.731 |
| Overall | 49384 | 49 | 0.805 | 0.786 | 0.823 | 98% | < 0.001 |
- Citation: Fragkos KC, Sotiropoulos I, Frangos CC. Empathy assessment in healthcare students is highly heterogeneous: A systematic review and meta-analysis (2012-2016). World J Meta-Anal 2019; 7(1): 1-30
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/2308-3840/full/v7/i1/1.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.13105/wjma.v7.i1.1