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Perceived Nurse—Physician Communication in Patient Care and Associated Factors in Public Hospitals of Jimma Zone, South West Ethiopia: Cross Sectional Study

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  • Fikadu Balcha Hailu
  • Chanyalew Worku Kassahun
  • Mirkuzie Woldie Kerie

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Background: Nurse–physician communication has been shown to have a significant impact on the job satisfaction and retention of staff. In areas where it has been studied, communication failure between nurses and physicians was found to be one of the leading causes of preventable patient injuries, complications, death and medical malpractice claims. Objective: The objective of this study is to determine perception of nurses and physicians towards nurse-physician communication in patient care and associated factors in public hospitals of Jimma zone, southwest Ethiopia. Methods: Institution based cross-sectional survey was conducted from March 10 to April 16, 2014 among 341 nurses and 168 physicians working in public hospitals in Jimma zone. Data was collected using a pre-tested self-administered questionnaire; entered into EpiData version 3.1 and exported to Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 16.0 for analysis. Factor analysis was carried out. Descriptive statistics, independent sample t-test, linear regression and one way analysis of variance were used. Variables with P-value

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  • Fikadu Balcha Hailu & Chanyalew Worku Kassahun & Mirkuzie Woldie Kerie, 2016. "Perceived Nurse—Physician Communication in Patient Care and Associated Factors in Public Hospitals of Jimma Zone, South West Ethiopia: Cross Sectional Study," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 11(9), pages 1-21, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:plo:pone00:0162264
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0162264
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    1. Dana Tschannen & Eunjoo Lee, 2012. "The Impact of Nursing Characteristics and the Work Environment on Perceptions of Communication," Nursing Research and Practice, Hindawi, vol. 2012, pages 1-7, February.
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