The quality of patient-nurse communication perceived before and during the COVID-19 pandemic: an Italian pilot study.  : The quality of patient-nurse communication perceived and COVID-19 pandemic

Elsa Vitale; Maria Pia Giammarinaro; Roberto Lupo; Valeria Archetta; Rosa Silvia Fortunato; Cosimo Caldararo; Francesco Germini

doi:10.23750/abm.v92iS2.11300

The quality of patient-nurse communication perceived before and during the COVID-19 pandemic: an Italian pilot study.

The quality of patient-nurse communication perceived and COVID-19 pandemic

Authors

Elsa Vitale Department of Mental Health, Local Health Authority Bari, Italy
Maria Pia Giammarinaro Bed Management, Arnas Civico, Palermo, Italy
Roberto Lupo San Giuseppe da Copertino hospital, Lecce, Italy
Valeria Archetta Borgo San Nicola Penitentiary Institute, Lecce, Italy
Rosa Silvia Fortunato Department of Mental Health, Local Healthcare Company Bologna, Italy
Cosimo Caldararo University of Bari, Lecce headquartes, Italy
Francesco Germini Direction of Health Professions, Local Healthcare Company Bari, Italy

DOI: https://doi.org/10.23750/abm.v92iS2.11300

Keywords:

communication, covid-19, nurses, patients

Abstract

Background and Aim of the work. Therapeutic communication is essential for assessing the quality of care of patients. The present study aimed how the forced use of the mask influenced the communication before and during the Covid-19 pandemic. Methods. An online questionnaire was administered including two socio-demographic items, such as sex, as male and female, and role, as nurse or patient, and the Quality of Communication Questionnaire (QOC) for twice, referring to the period before during the pandemic. Results. 178 subjects participated in the study, of which 60 (33.7%) were patients and 118 (66.3%) were nurses. During the pandemic, patients reported no significant differences in the perception of the quality of nurse-patient communication. While nurses recorded a lower perception of communication quality during the pandemic period than before. Conclusions. It emerged an urgent need to support the nursing activity from an organizational point of view, with less work overload, and psychological, with forms of help so that nurses could feel supported in the work fatigue, trying to give the best of himself.

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