Relationship between Communication Skills, Mental Health and Self-esteem among Nursing Students at a Medical Sciences University in Hamadan, Iran

Leili  Tapak; Fariba  Soleymani; Efat  Sadeghian; Roya Amini; Nahid  Mohammadi

doi:10.25159/2520-5293/12206

Authors

Leili Tapak Hamadan University of Medical Sciences
Fariba Soleymani Hamadan University of Medical Sciences
Efat Sadeghian Hamadan University of Medical Sciences
Roya Amini Hamadan University of Medical Sciences
Nahid Mohammadi Hamadan University of Medical Sciiences

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.25159/2520-5293/12206

Keywords:

Communication skills, self-esteem, mental health, nursing students

Abstract

Communication is considered to be one of the central concepts in nursing and a prominent part of practising this profession. This study aimed to investigate the relationship between communication skills, mental health and self-esteem among nursing students at Hamadan University of Medical Sciences in Hamadan, Iran. A cross-sectional correlational study was conducted in 2018 on 320 undergraduate nursing students who were selected using a stratified random sampling method. The data was gathered using three self-administered questionnaires, namely, the Queendom Communication Skills Test, the Goldberg Mental Health Questionnaire-28 (GHQ-28), and the Coopersmith Self-Esteem Inventory. The data was analysed using R.V4.0.2. Using the elastic net method, mental health, self-esteem and age were shown to be associated with communication skills over 1 000 repetitions of the model. Communication skills were significantly associated with the three subscales of mental health (p < 0.001), self-esteem (p < 0.01), and age (p < 0.05). Regarding the significant relationship between communication skills, mental health and self-esteem of nursing students, it is recommended to organise self-esteem building and focus on mental health promotion to promote communication skills among nursing students.

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Author Biographies

Leili Tapak, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences

Associate Professor, Department of Biostatistics, School of Public Health and Modeling of Noncommunicable Diseases Research Center, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran

Fariba Soleymani, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences

MSc Candidate in Community Health Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran

Efat Sadeghian, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences

Associate Professor, Chronic Diseases (Homecare) Research Center, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran

Nahid Mohammadi, Hamadan University of Medical Sciiences

Faculty Member, Department of Community Health Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran

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