Aim: This study aimed to describe the communication between Ghanaian patients and nurses, midwives, and doctors regarding the core elements of the “Four Habits Model” (4HM). The specific objectives were (1) to describe the communication between Ghanaian patients and nurses, midwi...
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Research Article10.9734/air/2024/v25i61208
This paper discusses the pursuit of doctoral studies in an African context. Doctoral studies are not a new development worldwide. It has been reported that the first conferred doctoral degree was at the University of Paris. This paper examines the situation of doctoral studies in...
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Research Article10.9734/jesbs/2024/v37i61339
Background: Communication skills are reported to be of high importance for nursing and midwifery practice. Communication skills refers to how actions are used in sending messages. The necessity for nurses and midwives to be good communicators has been demonstrated. Objective: To...
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Research Article10.9734/jammr/2019/v30i230167
Background: In this world it is important to train children to acquire useful skills such that they would take care of themselves tomorrow and show good behaviors. The world can only be a peaceful and developed place if children are trained to acquire social skills that are usefu...
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Research Article10.9734/jesbs/2019/v31i230146
Aims: To compare the outcome of empathy of a 2-day communication skills training (CST) in an intervention and a control group of nursing and midwifery students in a randomized controlled trial. Study Design: A pre-test post-test design study in a randomized control trial was used...
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Research Article10.9734/JAMMR/2018/46835
Background: In the everyday understanding of communication between patients and health professionals, emphasis should be on effective communication in providing effective health care. This, therefore, leads to a special relationship in the health setting. The nature of the relati...
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Research Article10.9734/AIR/2018/44704
Introduction: Household dietary diversity serves as a simple indicator of various parameters that affect the nutrition of people. Food security has three important aspects (availability, access, and utilization). Household accessibility to food has also been shown to be affected...
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Research Article10.9734/ejnfs/2025/v17i11622
Nafiu Amidu, Mustapha Alhassan, Habibu Issah, Vida Nyagre Yakong, Wahabu Yahaya, Yussif Adams & Peter Paul Mwinsanga Dapare·Asian Journal of Medicine and Health·2018
Aim: To investigate the prevalence of intrapartum anxiety and stress, its effect on duration of labour as well as associated factors among parturient women. Design: This study was a cross-sectional study. Setting: This study was carried out at the Tamale West Hospital, Tamale, Gh...
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Research Article10.9734/AJMAH/2018/40373
Aims: To assess the prevalence of stress, anxiety and sleep disorder among nurses on rotation shift work and those on fixed shift work system. Design: This study was a cross-sectional study. Setting: This study was conducted at the Tamale West Hospital in the Tamale metropolis o...
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Research Article10.9734/INDJ/2018/40284