Defining compassion in a hospital setting: consensus on the characteristics that comprise compassion from researchers in the field

Aims: To seek consensus on the key characteristics that comprise compassion in a health care setting from pre-defined experts currently researching in the field.Background: Compassion is a vital component in healthcare. There is currently little consensus on how compassion is defined or operationalized in healthcare or research.Design: Modified Delphi Study.Methods: A four phase Delphi process was conducted: (1) Literature review of contemporary...