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Psychometric Properties of the Health Professionals Communication Skills Scale in University Students of Health Sciences

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Department of Nursing, Faculty of Health Science, University of Alicante, 03690 San Vicente del Raspeig (Alicante), Spain
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Department of Nursing, Faculty of Health Science, University of Murcia, 30100 Murcia, Spain
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Department of Health Psychology, Faculty of Health Science, University of Alicante, 03690 San Vicente del Raspeig (Alicante), Spain
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Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2020, 17(20), 7565; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17207565
Received: 9 September 2020 / Revised: 5 October 2020 / Accepted: 15 October 2020 / Published: 18 October 2020
(This article belongs to the Section Health Communication and Informatics)
Communication is one of the determining factors of healthcare quality; however, a health model that prioritizes clinical over non-technical skills remains prevalent. The aims of this article were: (a) to validate a communication skills scale in a sample of fourth-year nursing degree students from two Spanish universities and (b) determine their perception of communication skills. The study included 289 fourth-year nursing undergraduate students with a mean age of 22.7 (SD = 4.87) years; 81.7% were female. The Health Professionals Communication Skills Scale (HP-CSS) questionnaire was adapted for use among nursing students. We analysed the psychometric properties and relationships with the variable attitudes toward communication skills. The HP-CSS showed a high internal consistency (0.88) and good fit of data to the model (TLI = 0.98; CFI = 0.97; RMSEA = 0.05 [95% CI = 0.04–0.06]). The total score and subscale scores correlated with the variable attitude towards communication skills. High scores were obtained for the students’ perception of communication skills. The HP-CSS is a valid and reliable tool to assess the communication skills in nursing students. This scale provides university teachers with a rapid and easily applied instrument to assess the level of communication skills and relationship with patients. View Full-Text
Keywords: health communication; nursing; psychometrics; scale; students; validation studies health communication; nursing; psychometrics; scale; students; validation studies
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Juliá-Sanchis, R.; Cabañero-Martínez, M.J.; Leal-Costa, C.; Fernández-Alcántara, M.; Escribano, S. Psychometric Properties of the Health Professionals Communication Skills Scale in University Students of Health Sciences. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2020, 17, 7565. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17207565

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Juliá-Sanchis R, Cabañero-Martínez MJ, Leal-Costa C, Fernández-Alcántara M, Escribano S. Psychometric Properties of the Health Professionals Communication Skills Scale in University Students of Health Sciences. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2020; 17(20):7565. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17207565

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Juliá-Sanchis, Rocío, María J. Cabañero-Martínez, César Leal-Costa, Manuel Fernández-Alcántara, and Silvia Escribano. 2020. "Psychometric Properties of the Health Professionals Communication Skills Scale in University Students of Health Sciences" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 17, no. 20: 7565. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17207565

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