Health care provider communicator style and patient comprehension of oral contraceptive use

E L Schrader; D C Schrader

doi:10.1111/j.1745-7599.2001.tb00222.x

Health care provider communicator style and patient comprehension of oral contraceptive use

J Am Acad Nurse Pract. 2001 Feb;13(2):80-3. doi: 10.1111/j.1745-7599.2001.tb00222.x.

Authors

E L Schrader¹, D C Schrader

Affiliation

¹ Nurse Practitioner Program, University of Oklahoma, USA. Betsy-Schrader@ouhsc.edu

PMID: 11930401
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-7599.2001.tb00222.x

Abstract

Purpose: To explore reasons for the incorrect usage of oral contraceptive pills (OCPs) by examining the relationship between patients' abilities to comprehend and/or recall information presented to them by nurse practitioners (NPs) and the communicator style of their NP.

Data sources: A convenience sample of 46 OCP users completed an instrument designed to test their comprehension of OCP use and an instrument designed to measure the communicator style of their NP.

Conclusions: A multiple stepwise regression revealed that attentive and friendly communicator styles were positive predictors and the communicator image and dramatic styles were negative predictors of comprehension.

Practice implications: Unwanted pregnancies that result from non-compliance with OCP regimens can have significant social and financial effects. A lack of understanding of proper OCP use may depend on the style of communication a NP uses to convey crucial information regarding the regimen.

Publication types

Evaluation Study

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Adult
Communication Barriers
Communication*
Contraceptives, Oral*
Female
Humans
Knowledge
Mental Recall
Middle Aged
Nurse Practitioners*
Nurse's Role
Patient Compliance*
Patient Education as Topic*
Professional-Patient Relations*

Substances

Contraceptives, Oral