PMID- 32920947
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20210219
LR  - 20210219
IS  - 1365-2702 (Electronic)
IS  - 0962-1067 (Linking)
VI  - 30
IP  - 1-2
DP  - 2021 Jan
TI  - The effect of a short-term Balint group on the communication ability and 
      self-efficacy of pre-examination and triage nurses during COVID-19.
PG  - 93-100
LID - 10.1111/jocn.15489 [doi]
AB  - AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: To investigate the effect of a short-term Balint group on 
      the improvement in communication ability and self-efficacy of pre-examination and 
      triage nurses during coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). BACKGROUND: Working on 
      the front lines of COVID-19 has brought unprecedented psychological stress on 
      pre-examination and triage nurses. Nurse-patient communication ability and the 
      level of self-efficacy are both significant for nurses' psychosomatic health and 
      work input. However, limited empirical evidence exists regarding nurse-patient 
      communication and self-efficacy and specific psychological intervention effects. 
      DESIGN: Cross-sectional research fulfilling the completed checklist of items that 
      should be included in reports of cross-sectional studies (Appendix S1). METHODS: 
      Nurses (n = 41) in the first layer of pre-examination and triage were engaged in 
      a Balint group activity twice a week for two weeks. They were assessed with the 
      General Self-Efficacy Scale (GSES) pre- and postintervention, and a nurse-patient 
      communication survey form was developed for further postintervention evaluation. 
      The sample was recruited from a class A third-grade hospital in Sichuan, China. 
      RESULTS: Most of the subjects reported improvement in nurse-patient 
      communication, increased cooperation between patients and their families, and a 
      decreased missed examination rate after the intervention. Moreover, the total 
      mean score of the GSES of nurses after the intervention was increased, but the 
      difference was not statistically significant. The scores of all items in the GSES 
      were improved, and the scores increase for item 4 (I am confident that I can 
      effectively deal with any unexpected event) was statistically significant. 
      CONCLUSIONS: During the COVID-19 pandemic, a short-term Balint group activity can 
      improve the communication ability and self-efficacy level of front-line nurses to 
      some extent. RELEVANCE TO CLINICAL PRACTICE: This information may provide some 
      theoretical support for the development of early psychological interventions 
      during major epidemic situations.
CI  - (c) 2020 John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
FAU - Yang, Chenghui
AU  - Yang C
AUID- ORCID: 0000-0001-9040-7047
AD  - Department of Psychosomatic Medicine, Sichuan Academy of Medical Sciences & 
      Sichuan Provincial People's Hospital, Chengdu, China.
FAU - Zhou, Bo
AU  - Zhou B
AD  - Department of Psychosomatic Medicine, Sichuan Academy of Medical Sciences & 
      Sichuan Provincial People's Hospital, Chengdu, China.
FAU - Wang, Jinyu
AU  - Wang J
AD  - Department of Psychosomatic Medicine, Sichuan Academy of Medical Sciences & 
      Sichuan Provincial People's Hospital, Chengdu, China.
FAU - Pan, Shuya
AU  - Pan S
AD  - University of Electronic Science and Technology of China & Sichuan Provincial 
      People's Hospital, Chengdu, China.
LA  - eng
GR  - 2017YFC0113907/National key research and development plan/
PT  - Journal Article
DEP - 20201119
PL  - England
TA  - J Clin Nurs
JT  - Journal of clinical nursing
JID - 9207302
MH  - Adult
MH  - COVID-19/epidemiology/*nursing
MH  - China/epidemiology
MH  - Cross-Sectional Studies
MH  - Female
MH  - Humans
MH  - Male
MH  - Middle Aged
MH  - *Nurse-Patient Relations
MH  - Pandemics
MH  - Quality Improvement
MH  - SARS-CoV-2
MH  - *Self Efficacy
MH  - Surveys and Questionnaires
MH  - Triage/organization & administration
OTO - NOTNLM
OT  - Balint group
OT  - COVID-19
OT  - nurse-patient communication
OT  - nurses
OT  - pre-examination and triage
OT  - self-efficacy
EDAT- 2020/09/14 06:00
MHDA- 2021/02/20 06:00
CRDT- 2020/09/13 20:44
PHST- 2020/05/06 00:00 [received]
PHST- 2020/07/29 00:00 [revised]
PHST- 2020/08/28 00:00 [accepted]
PHST- 2020/09/14 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2021/02/20 06:00 [medline]
PHST- 2020/09/13 20:44 [entrez]
AID - 10.1111/jocn.15489 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - J Clin Nurs. 2021 Jan;30(1-2):93-100. doi: 10.1111/jocn.15489. Epub 2020 Nov 19.