The effect of a self-awareness and communication techniques course on the communication skills and ways of coping with stress of nursing students: An interventional study in Ankara, Turkey

To evaluate the effect of a self-awareness and communication techniques course on nursing students' communication skills and their ways of coping with stress.. The interventional study was conducted at Gazi University, Ankara, Turkey, from February to May, 2016, and comprised second-year studen...

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Published inJournal of the Pakistan Medical Association Vol. 69; no. 5; pp. 659 - 665
Main Authors Demir, Sati, Ercan, Feride
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Pakistan Knowledge Bylanes 01.05.2019
Subjects
Adaptation, Psychological
Adult
Analysis
Care and treatment
Career Choice
Communication
Coping (Psychology)
Curriculum
Education, Nursing - methods
Educational assessment
Female
Humans
Male
Nurse-Patient Relations
Nursing
Nursing students
Professional Competence
Psychological aspects
Stress (Psychology)
Stress management
Stress, Psychological - psychology
Students
Students, Nursing - psychology
Teachers
Teaching methods
Turkey
Young Adult
Turkey
Pakistan
Nursing students, Teaching methods, Communication skills, coping with stress
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Summary:To evaluate the effect of a self-awareness and communication techniques course on nursing students' communication skills and their ways of coping with stress.. The interventional study was conducted at Gazi University, Ankara, Turkey, from February to May, 2016, and comprised second-year students in an undergraduate programme. Data was collected using the Student Information Form, Communication Skills Inventory, and Ways of Coping with Stress Inventory. The intervention course consisted of a 14-week curriculum and used rich educational methods. SPSS 20 was used for data analysis. Of the123 subjects, 99(80.5%) were females. The overall mean age was 20.00}1.00 years (range: 19-25 years). Overall, 65(52.8%) subjects said they did not choose the profession of nursing voluntarily, while 81(65.9%) were satisfied with their choice. The post-intervention scores were significantly different than the baseline scores (p<0.05). The course was successful in increasing the students' communication skills as well as their skills for actively coping with stress.
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ISSN:0030-9982