Unwanted isolation: An obstacle to constructive interaction between oncology nurses and their patients

Amir Hossain Pishgooie; Jamileh Mohtashami; Foroozan Atashzadeh-Shoorideh; Neda Sanaie; Ensieh Fathollahzadeh; Victoria Skerrett

doi:10.1002/nop2.882

Unwanted isolation: An obstacle to constructive interaction between oncology nurses and their patients

Nurs Open. 2021 Nov;8(6):3366-3372. doi: 10.1002/nop2.882. Epub 2021 Apr 4.

Authors

Amir Hossain Pishgooie¹, Jamileh Mohtashami², Foroozan Atashzadeh-Shoorideh³, Neda Sanaie⁴, Ensieh Fathollahzadeh⁵, Victoria Skerrett⁶

Affiliations

¹ Department of Medical-Surgical Nursing, AJA University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
² Department of Psychiatric Nursing and Management, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
³ Department of Psychiatric Nursing and Management, School of Nursing & Midwifery, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
⁴ Student Research Committee, School of Nursing & Midwifery, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
⁵ Flinders University College of Nursing and Health Sciences, Adelide, SA, Australia.
⁶ Birmingham City University, Birmingham, UK.

Abstract

Aim: The current study was carried out to investigate the obstacles faced by oncology nurses in their interactions with their patients.

Design: This research is a descriptive qualitative study.

Methods: In this study, conventional content analysis was used for analysing the data collected from 26 oncology nurses. The participants were selected through purposive sampling. Semi-structured interviews were used for collecting data. Data analysis was conducted with Elo and Kyngäs's approach.

Results: The results included three categories: "role conflict," "role overload" and "inefficient interaction," and 10 subcategories.

Keywords: Cancer; Communication; Interaction; Nurse; Patient.

MeSH terms

Humans
Medical Oncology
Nurse Clinicians*
Qualitative Research