Şerife Nur KILINÇER, Gülden BASİT
Mediterranean Nursing and Midwifery - 2026;6(1):18-26
Background: To investigate the interactions between nurses and patients with chronic diseases in a university hospital setting, focusing on the caring aspect of these interactions. Methods: A total of 250 participants, comprising 100 nurses and 150 patients with chronic diseases, were surveyed in a cross-sectional study between July and December 2022. Using face-to-face interviews, the research utilized Sociodemographic Information Forms and the Caring Nurse-Patient Interaction Scale Short Form in both nurse and patient versions. The analysis employed descriptive statistics, Shapiro-Wilk test for normality, Mann-Whitney U and Kruskal-Wallis tests for group comparisons, the Bonferroni test for inter-group comparison, and the Spearman correlation for assessing variable relationships. Results: Findings revealed that nurses scored high in the significance, adequacy, and applicability dimensions of caring interactions, with average scores of 100.31 +/- 6.97, 92.64 +/- 8.34, and 89.5 +/- 10.62, respectively. Patients reported high levels of perceived significance, frequency, and satisfaction from caring interactions, with average scores of 89.28 +/- 10.70, 81.52 +/- 9.94, and 93.83 +/- 7.14, respectively. The significance dimension scores of female nurses were found to be 101.68 +/- 7.05. Additionally, an increase in hospital admissions among patients with chronic diseases corresponded with decreased scores in importance, frequency, and satisfaction dimensions. Conclusion: The study concludes that both nurses and chronic disease patients experience high levels of caring interactions. It suggests the need for further research with diverse sample groups to deepen the understanding of nurse-patient caring interactions.
