Development and initial psychometric testing of a new instrument for assessing empathetic clinical gaze among medical students
Future research is needed to explore refinement of the omitted items, test additional psychometric properties (e.g., test-retest stability, external construct validity) and apply more advanced psychometric methods, such as Rasch measurement theory, to further improve the understanding and assessment of this empathetic attribute.
Authors
- Peter Hagell (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2174-372X)
- Lena Halawi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-7158-6140)
- Atika Khalaf
Institutions
- Kristianstad University (SE)
- Mohammed Bin Rashid University of Medicine and Health Sciences (AE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Medicine
- Published
- 2026-01-15
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fmed.2025.1697526
- Primary Topic
- Empathy and Medical Education
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00