Comparison of Communication Techniques of Nurses and Nursing Students for Cancer Patients by Visualizing Gaze

2019 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 17K17425
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Fundamental nursing
• Research Institution: Doshisha Women's College of Liberal Arts
• Principal Investigator: Tamura Saori 同志社女子大学, 看護学部, 助手 (50756210)
• Project Period (FY): 2017-04-01 – 2020-03-31
• Keywords: コミュニケーション / 視線 / がん

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The gaze when communicating with a cancer patient was measured using a gaze-measuring device for a nurse with more than 5 years of clinical experience. After the gaze measurement was completed, a questionnaire survey was conducted using feelings and scales during silence in communication. As a result, it was shown that the average ratio of gaze time of each subject's AOI was as high as 30.5% in both eyes, followed by the nose and mouth, and 45% of the gaze time was looking at the face. In addition, many nurses regard the time of "silence" as the time to wait for a patient's remark, and the average score of the nurse's communication skill scale was 73.9. In previous studies, the average score of students was 54.9, indicating that nurses had high communication skills.

Free Research Field

看護学

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

近年、入院在院日数が、縮化され効率的な情報収集を行わなければ、がん告知を受けた患者の思いに気づくことなく治療が進み、告知の受け入れ状況によっては、患者の抑うつ状態を生み出す結果となり、今後の治療に影響を及ぼす。本研究の結果は、看護学生のコミュニケーション能力の向上を目指す一助となるものと考える。