Barriers to nurse-patient communication in primary healthcare centers in Bahrain:Patient perspective

作     者：Nada Mahmood Abdulla Rula Jamal Naqi Ghufran Ahmed Jassim Nada Mahmood Abdulla;Rula Jamal Naqi;Ghufran Ahmed Jassim

作者机构：School of MedicineRoyal College of Surgeons in IrelandMedical University of BahrainBahrain Associate Professor and Head of Department of Family MedicineRoyal College of Surgeons in Ireland e Medical University of BahrainBahrain 

出 版 物：《International Journal of Nursing Sciences》 (国际护理科学（英文）)

年 卷 期：2022年第9卷第2期

页      码：230-235,I0008页

摘      要：Objectives:Effective and efficient communication is a core element in healthcare systems,especially between healthcare providers and *** study aimed to identify communication barriers be-tween nurses and patients in primary healthcare centers in ***:This is a cross-sectional study conducted across primary healthcare centers in *** hundred and two patients were recruited using convenience sampling.A self-administered question-naire comprising 29 items on communication barriers was ***:A total of 402 patients consented to *** majority of participants reported the following statements had large effects on communication:“shortage in the number of nurses compared to the large number of patients”(254/401,63.3%),“lack of desire of nurse to communicate with patients”(246/402,61.2%),and“negative attitude of the nurse toward the patient”(238/401,59.4%).Further,“difference in language between nurses and patients,”“lack of self-confidence by nurses,”and“nurses overwhelmed by work”were ranked as top three statements with a significant influence on commu-nication between nurses and ***:Communication between healthcare providers and patients is pivotal for an optimal healthcare *** on the findings of this study and the literature,we recommend formal training of health care workers in improving communication skills and including this not only in medical cur-riculum but also in the form of continuing medical education(CMEs)1.

主 题 词：Communication barriers Delivery of health care Health personnel Primary health care Surveys and questionnaires 

学科分类：1011[医学-护理学类] 10[医学] 

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D　O　I：10.1016/j.ijnss.2022.03.006

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