Document Type : Original Article(s)
Authors
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Associate Professor, Department of Community Medicine, School of Medicine, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
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Assistant Professor, Department of Community Medicine, School of Medicine, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
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Medical Student, School of Medicine, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
Abstract
Background: The most important in hospital environment relationship is the relationship between doctors and nurses. This kind of connection is the most important relationship of the doctor-patient interaction involves creating collaborative relationships and provides information to achieve a common goal of treatment. Few studies in Iran about the current level of communication between doctor and nurse was done, so assessment of barriers of communication between these two groups was essential.Methods: This descriptive-analytical study was performed at the second half of 2009 in Al-Zahra hospital in Isfahan. The target population was 80 nurses and 80 physicians. Sampling for both groups was convenient; all of them completed a researcher-made questionnaire. Content validity of questionnaire was approved by leader professors. After a pilot study with 30 questionnaires, reliability was performed by split half method. Questions were in likert span and interpreted by Mann-Whitney and chi-square tests.Finding: All 160 people participated in the project were completed the questionnaire, 50% of physicians were disagreed with the failure of the communication of nurses in prescribing drugs and in total opposition to have opposing views than nurses and more there is quite the opposite, most opposition has been communication barrier in differences religious belief almost for other physicians agree with the obstacles mentioned. Both nurses and physicians completely agree and agree with communication situations and oppose almost completely absent. Relatively both groups agree and agree completely about ways to deal with the obstacles mentioned above. There were Significant differences between the attitudes of doctors and nurses, but significant relationship does not exist between the type of attitude of doctors and their gender, also significant relationship does not exist between the attitude of nurses and their gender. The highest mean score of the answers of physicians and nurses was about the third part of the questionnaire, namely methods to deal with obstacles and the majority have consensus on this issue.Conclusion: Considering that communication skills are also having extensive background and great value in improving health systems, it seems that communication skills, both through the inclusion of the important subjects of communication skills in nursing and medical education system or by creating understanding and conducting workshops for practical communication skills in the health system can increase.
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