OPEN ACCESSAugust 14, 2013Critical Synthesis Package: Jefferson Scale of Patient Perceptions of Physician Empathy (JSPPPE) Lindsey Dorflinger, PhD, Kristina Schumann Lindsey Dorflinger, PhD VA Connecticut Healthcare System Google Scholar More articles by this author , Kristina Schumann VA Connecticut Healthcare System Google Scholar More articles by this author https://doi.org/10.15766/mep_2374-8265.9485 SectionsAbout ToolsDownload Citations ShareFacebookTwitterEmail AbstractAbstractThis Critical Synthesis Package contains: (1) a Critical Analysis of the psychometric properties and application to health sciences education of the Jefferson Scale of Patient Perceptions of Physician Empathy (JSPPPE), and (2) a copy of the JSPPPE and supplementary files (i.e., reference materials) developed by Mohammadreza Hojat, PhD.The JSPPPE is a 5-item instrument; response options are presented along a 7-point Likert-type scale with 1 being “strongly disagree” and 7 being “strongly agree.” The measure is completed by patients, and is used to assess physician empathy from the patient's perspective. Scores on the JSPPPE have been shown to correlate with provider self-ratings of empathy using the Jefferson Scale of Empathy, as well as other measures and items that tap physician empathy. The measure is brief, easy to use, and appears to demonstrate adequate internal consistency reliability and concurrent validity. Little information is provided by developers regarding the development of the scale, including how specific items and the number of scale items were chosen, and the studies utilizing the measure have used a somewhat restricted sample of physicians (i.e., providers working at the institution at which the instrument was developed). Future studies should examine the psychometric properties and utility of the measure in additional samples. Educational Objectives To describe the purpose and basic properties of the Jefferson Scale of Patient Perceptions of Physician Empathy (JSPPPE), including number of items and scales, and psychometric properties;To describe the application of the JSPPPE to the field of health sciences education;To evaluate the relative strengths and weaknesses of the JSPPPE; andTo provide the JSPPPE and supplemental materials to aid in its administration. Sign up for the latest publications from MedEdPORTAL Add your email below FILES INCLUDEDReferencesRelatedDetails FILES INCLUDED Included in this publication: Critical Analysis of the JSPPPE.pdf JSPPPE Instrument.pdf JSPPPE Scoring Instructions.docx To view all publication components, extract (i.e., unzip) them from the downloaded .zip file. Download editor’s noteThis publication may contain technology or a display format that is no longer in use. Copyright & Permissions© 2013 Dorflinger and Schumann. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-No Derivatives license.KeywordsEmpathyDirectory and Repository of Educational Assessment MeasuresDREAMPhysician-Patient Relations Disclosures None to report. Funding/Support None to report. Loading ...