PSYCHOEDUCATION, COMMUNICATION, AND HEALTH. THE PARTICULAR CASE OF NURSES AND EXPECTANT MOTHERS

Abstract

The present study aimed to evaluate the impact of an intervention to optimize communication motivation in a group of nurses and its effects on patients. The study also aimed to use an intervention to increase self-efficacy in two distinct categories of patients (women in their last trimester of pregnancy and women at risk of miscarriage). The data obtained confirm the importance of the intervention from the perspective of communication among nurses, but not from the perspective of significant changes in motivation (although increases are also recorded in its dimensions). Regarding the level of perceived self-efficacy in the two categories of patients, following the intervention, scores for the level of self-efficacy are recorded, but these are not significant increases. These differences highlight the profound impact of health status on self-confidence and highlight the need for personalized psychological interventions tailored to the specific needs of each group.