Global Interprofessional Therapeutic Communication Scale© Short Form (GITCS©): Feasibility Testing in Canada

Campbell, Suzanne; Aredes, Natália Del Angelo; Bontinen, Kymberley; Lim, Yujin; duManoir, C.; Tharmaratnam, Thayanthini; Stephen, Lee-Anne

doi:10.1016/j.ecns.2021.12.006

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“…Therapeutic communication between nurses and patients has emotional, cognitive, and behavioral aspects, each of which can be assessed using a comprehensive instrument (Moudatsou et al, 2020). However, these scales are intended to assess communication between nursing students and patients for educational purposes (Campbell & Aredes, 2022;Kondo et al, 2020) or between nurses and patients in primary healthcare or critical care, not just patients with cancer (Campbell & Aredes, 2019;González-Cabrera et al, 2020;Granados-Gámez et al, 2022); thus, both scales are often inadequate for assessing the communication skills of oncology nurses specific to the distress of patients with cancer. Newman and Helft (2015) developed an instrument to assess communication between oncology nurses and patients; however, it only assesses prognosis-related communication at the end-of-life and does not evaluate communicationrelated emotional support for a cancer diagnosis.…”

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Developing a communication skills scale in the initial oncology nursing consultation after a cancer diagnosis in Japan

Mitsuyuki,

Ando,

Sugimura

et al. 2024

JINR

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Objective: Psychosocial interventions during nursing consultations emotionally support and inform patients undergoing cancer diagnosis. In Japan, certified nurse specialists (CNSs) and certified nurses (CNs) mainly provide nursing consultations. Using communication skills in therapeutic nurse-patient relationships is an effective advanced nursing practice when performed consciously. We developed a scale to measure the frequency of oncology nurses' intentional use of communication skills in the initial oncology nursing consultation after a cancer diagnosis. Methods: Based on a literature review, we identified nine initial dimensions and developed a 32-item questionnaire. After the focus group interviews and pilot study between January and March 2018, the final questionnaire was administered to CNSs and CNs who offered nursing consultations to patients with cancer in Japanese hospitals. The properties of all scales and subscales were assessed using item-to-item and mean item-to-item correlations. The reliability was evaluated using Cronbach's alpha. Construct validity was assessed using exploratory factor analysis, correlations between all scales and characteristics, and contrast group comparisons. Results: The communication skills scale comprised 29 items across six dimensions of communication skills: Exploring, Listening, Acceptance, Silence, Approval, and Empathy. The scale has good reliability and validity. Conclusions: This scale is a valid and reliable item for self-assessing nurses' communication skills in the initial oncology nursing consultation after a cancer diagnosis.

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Developing a communication skills scale in the initial oncology nursing consultation after a cancer diagnosis in Japan

Mitsuyuki,

Ando,

Sugimura

et al. 2024

JINR

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Healthcare providers' perceived barriers and facilitators to screening for intimate partner violence in pregnant women attending prenatal clinics

Anyango,

Yost,

Dobson

et al. 2024

Journal of Advanced Nursing

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AimTo examine healthcare providers' extent of and perceived barriers and facilitators to screening for intimate partner violence in pregnant women attending prenatal clinics.DesignCross‐sectional descriptive design was used to collect data from 130 healthcare providers.MethodsSeventeen healthcare providers from 17 prenatal clinics in Kanungu district, Uganda, were recruited via convenience sampling to participate in an online survey implementing a modified Normalization Measure Development instrument. Data were collected between February 2023 and March 2023 (02/8/2023 to 03/12/2023) and analysed using descriptive and Mann–Whitney U test and chi‐square tests.ResultsSlightly more than half (56%) of healthcare providers report screening pregnant women for intimate partner violence. There was a statistically significant relationship between healthcare providers screening for intimate partner violence and having previous training on intimate partner violence screening. The only barrier to screening identified was a lack of understanding of how intimate partner violence screening affects the nature of participant's own work. There were numerous potential facilitators identified for healthcare providers' intimate partner violence screening.ConclusionAlthough higher‐than‐expected number of healthcare providers reported screening of pregnant women for intimate partner violence, the extent of screening is still suboptimal. The barrier to screening identified needs to be addressed and facilitators promoted. Receiving training among healthcare providers on intimate partner violence screening was associated with higher levels of screening; thus, this needs to be enhanced to optimize screening rates. Future studies should assess screening practices objectively and implement interventions to improve healthcare providers’ intimate partner violence screening rates.Implications for the Profession and/or Patient CareScreening for intimate partner violence should be part of standard care provided by healthcare providers to all pregnant women during prenatal clinic visits. The study supports the need for more training for healthcare providers in aspects related to intimate partner violence screening in order to ensure prompt diagnosis and treatment of those affected, identify those at risk and increase awareness. There is a need to enhance healthcare providers' capacity for intimate partner violence screening through education by integrating intimate partner violence screening pre‐ and post‐registration courses and preparation programs or curriculum.ImpactIntimate partner violence (IPV) in pregnancy is a global health problem. Screening for IPV by healthcare providers is suboptimal. This study found that only 56% of healthcare providers were routinely screening for IPV in Ugandan prenatal clinics. This study identified the main facilitators and one barrier to IPV screening.Reporting MethodThis study has adhered to the relevant EQUATOR guidelines for quantitative studies.Patient and Public ContributionNo patient was involved in this study.

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Therapeutic communication and its associated factors among nurses working in public hospitals of Gamo zone, southern Ethiopia: application of Hildegard Peplau’s nursing theory of interpersonal relations

Mersha,

Abera,

Tesfaye

et al. 2023

BMC Nurs

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Background Therapeutic communication can assist nurses in achieving their goals. Effective nurse-patient communication can improve clinical outcomes and boosts patient satisfaction. But, there is an arming gap in therapeutic communication between nurses and patients in Ethiopia, which hinders the quality of nursing care. Some studies have been done on therapeutic and its barriers. Nevertheless, those studies did not fully address factors from different perspectives and were supported by nursing theories or models. Therefore, this study aimed to fill these gaps in the study setting. Methods Institution-based cross-sectional study was conducted among 408 nurses working in public hospitals of Gamo zone from December 1, 2021, to January 30, 2022. Out of the six hospitals in the Gamo zone, three were selected by simple random sampling method. The data were collected by an interview-administered Open Data Kit survey tool and analyzed by SAS version 9.4. Descriptive statistics were computed and a generalized linear model was used to identify associated factors. Results In this study, a standardized percentage of the maximum scale of therapeutic communication was 52.32%. Of the participants, 40.4% had high, 25.0% moderate, and 34.6% had low levels of therapeutic communication. Age, marital status, and qualification showed significant and positive relationships with the overall therapeutic communication. However, sex, working unit, nurse burnout, lack of empathy from nurses, challenging nursing tasks, lack of privacy, use of technical terms by nurses, lack of confidence in nurses, stress, unfamiliarity with the nursing job description, shortage of nurses, insufficient knowledge, lack of participation in decision making, and having contagious disease showed a significant and negative relationship with overall therapeutic communication. Conclusions This finding indicates a gap in therapeutic communication between nurses and patients, and modifiable factors are identified. Therefore, giving opportunities for nurses to improve their qualifications, a special attention to nurses working in stressful areas, sharing the burden of nurses, involving nurses and patients in decision-making, and motivating and creating a positive working environment is vital to improving therapeutic communication.

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Global Interprofessional Therapeutic Communication Scale© Short Form (GITCS©): Feasibility Testing in Canada

Cited by 3 publications

References 29 publications

Developing a communication skills scale in the initial oncology nursing consultation after a cancer diagnosis in Japan

Developing a communication skills scale in the initial oncology nursing consultation after a cancer diagnosis in Japan

Healthcare providers' perceived barriers and facilitators to screening for intimate partner violence in pregnant women attending prenatal clinics

Therapeutic communication and its associated factors among nurses working in public hospitals of Gamo zone, southern Ethiopia: application of Hildegard Peplau’s nursing theory of interpersonal relations

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