Nurses’ Perception of Therapeutic Communication: A Metaphor Study
Background and Aim: Therapeutic communication, vital for patient centered care, is often challenging for nurses to define. Metaphors offer a valuable tool for understanding this crucial aspect. This study was conducted to explain nurses' perceptions of therapeutic commu...
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Background and Aim: Therapeutic communication, vital for patient centered care, is often challenging for nurses to define. Metaphors offer a valuable tool for understanding this crucial aspect. This study was conducted to explain nurses' perceptions of therapeutic communication through metaphors.Methods: This study was conducted with metaphor analysis technique based on phenomenological approach with 189 nurses as participants. Data collection occurred via an online survey in 2023, where participants completed the sentence, “Therapeutic communication is like ... because ...' The qualitative data were analyzed using Braun & Clarke’s six-step thematic analysis method.Results: The study identified three main themes and nine subthemes. (i)Traits: magical, complex, continuous, essential, (ii)Benefits: offering support, healing, guidance, improving (iii)Obstacles: lack of awareness. Conclusions: Nurses perceived therapeutic communication positively, yet obstacles indicate a need for greater awareness. These findings underscore the necessity of studies to enhance nurses' skills and attitudes in therapeutic communication. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-685b7add4de94ed6987f3cb2ff62f9512025-01-03T01:52:47ZengSelcuk University PressGenel Tıp Dergisi2602-37412024-06-0134338038510.54005/geneltip.1441344 Nurses’ Perception of Therapeutic Communication: A Metaphor Study Esra Uslu0https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0168-2747Türkan Peşkirci1https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6959-4674Aysel Özsaban2https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8739-8829Gülcan Kendirkıran3Eskişehir Osmangazi Üniversitesi Sağlık Bilimleri Fakültesi Ruh Sağlığı ve Hastalıkları Hemşireliği Anabilim DalıSAKARYA ÜNİVERSİTESİKARADENİZ TEKNİK ÜNİVERSİTESİHALİÇ ÜNİVERSİTESİ Background and Aim: Therapeutic communication, vital for patient centered care, is often challenging for nurses to define. Metaphors offer a valuable tool for understanding this crucial aspect. This study was conducted to explain nurses' perceptions of therapeutic communication through metaphors.Methods: This study was conducted with metaphor analysis technique based on phenomenological approach with 189 nurses as participants. Data collection occurred via an online survey in 2023, where participants completed the sentence, “Therapeutic communication is like ... because ...' The qualitative data were analyzed using Braun & Clarke’s six-step thematic analysis method.Results: The study identified three main themes and nine subthemes. (i)Traits: magical, complex, continuous, essential, (ii)Benefits: offering support, healing, guidance, improving (iii)Obstacles: lack of awareness. Conclusions: Nurses perceived therapeutic communication positively, yet obstacles indicate a need for greater awareness. These findings underscore the necessity of studies to enhance nurses' skills and attitudes in therapeutic communication.https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/doi/10.54005/geneltip.1441344 |
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