Validity and reliability of the 2-item version compared with the 10-item version of the Japanese consultation and relational empathy (CARE) measure: primary analysis of a cross-sectional survey
Although the high number of patients required per doctor to reliably discriminate between doctors' empathy may limit its feasibility in practice and careful interpretation is warranted, the Japanese 2-item version has high validity and internal reliability.
Authors
- Muneyoshi Aomatsu
- Masafumi Kuzuya (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6134-9578)
- Stewart W Mercer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1703-3664)
- Hiroaki Nishikawa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4472-5313)
- Kei Miyazaki (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6115-4519)
- Takaharu Matsuhisa
- Noriyuki Takahashi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1982-7019)
- Nobutaro Ban
- Kunihiko Takahashi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2387-7772)
- Mina Suematsu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1874-0018)
- Takeo Koyama
- Juichi Sato (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9033-276X)
Institutions
- Nagoya Sangyo University (JP)
- Aichi Medical University (JP)
- Nagoya City University (JP)
- Nagoya University Hospital (JP)
- Saku Central Hospital (JP)
- Monohakobi Technology Institute (Japan) (JP)
- Meitetsu Hospital (JP)
- China Association of Acupuncture-Moxibustion (CN)
- Nagoya University (JP)
- University of Edinburgh (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Primary Care
- Published
- 2025-11-05
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12875-025-03018-2
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Empathy and Medical Education
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.47
Funders
- Japan Society for the Promotion of Science