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Exploring communication apprehension in nursing and healthcare education: A scoping review.

  • Published In: Nursing & Health Sciences, 2023, v. 25, n. 4. P. 543 1 of 3

  • Database: Academic Search Ultimate 2 of 3

  • Authored By: Schulenberg, Shannon; Oh, Kyeung Mi; Goldberg, Debora G.; Kreps, Gary L. 3 of 3

Abstract

Communication among healthcare professionals is critical to optimizing patient outcomes, and communication education is incorporated into the educational programs of healthcare professions students. Communication can be a source of stress for new healthcare professionals, however, there is a lack of research on communication apprehension (CA) in healthcare students, especially in nursing education. This scoping review sought to explore CA and factors associated with CA among healthcare professions students. This scoping review report was guided by the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta‐Analyses extension for Scoping Reviews (Tricco et al., Annals of Internal Medicine, 2018, 169, 467–473). Twenty studies of healthcare professions students were included for analysis. The percentage of health professions students with high CA ranged from 0.7% to 27%. Five out of seven intervention studies demonstrated a significant decrease in CA after the intervention. This review identified inconsistent associations between CA and various individual and educational factors. More research is needed utilizing rigorous research designs, designs employing qualitative methodology, and studies to investigate the impact of language on CA in health professions students who speak English as a second language. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Additional Information

  • Source:Nursing & Health Sciences. 2023/12, Vol. 25, Issue 4, p543
  • Document Type:Article
  • Subject Area:Communication and Mass Media
  • Publication Date:2023
  • ISSN:1441-0745
  • DOI:10.1111/nhs.13064
  • Accession Number:174236257
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