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Investigating the Barriers to Effective Communication between Nursing Students and Patients from Nursing Students’ Perspective of Yazd Medical Sciences Universities in 2023
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Reyhaneh Dehghan Dehnavi   , Mohammadtaghi Sarebanhassanabadi , Zahra Alsadat Hosseini , Zahra Namjou |
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Abstract: (236 Views) |
Introduction: Nursing students must have good communication skills as people who interact directly with patients; An accurate understanding of the barriers to effective communication from the point of view of nursing students is an important step toward improving the quality of clinical education and improving their communication skills, so this study determines the barriers to effective communication between nursing students and patients.
Methods: This is a descriptive-cross-sectional study in which all students (165) of the 7th and 8th semesters of the undergraduate nursing program at Yazd University of Medical Sciences (national, open, and international) were included using a census method. The data collection tool included two sections of demographic information and a questionnaire created by Haghighi and Rooeintan, which was collected online. The analysis was performed using descriptive statistics methods and ANOVA and t-test analytical tests using SPSS 25 software, with a significance level of less than 0.05.
Results: A total of 152 undergraduate nursing students participated in this study. The students identified the area of patient-related communication factors with a mean of (2.69±0.63) as the most effective factor and the factors of student-patient communication with a mean of (2.16±0.64) as the least effective factor in their communication with the patient. Also, the mean score of barriers to effective communication between nursing students and patients was significantly (p=0.005) higher in female students (13.2±3.2) than in male students (11.7±3.2) and married students (23.6±4.4) significantly (p=0.006) than in single students (20.9±5.0).
Conclusions: Individual factors (gender, marital status, communication skills) and patient-related factors (especially the involvement of companions), cultural differences, high workload, and inappropriate environmental conditions are the main barriers to nursing student-patient communication. By providing valuable insights, this research paves the way for designing more effective interventions to improve student-patient communication.
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| Keywords: Nursing Students, Communication Skills, Barriers, Patient |
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Type of Study: Quantitative-Research |
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Received: 2024/07/2 | Accepted: 2025/02/16 | Published: 2025/01/29
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