RT Journal Article
T1 Anxiety Effect on Communication Skills in Nursing Supervisors: An Observational Study
A1 Colomer-Sanchez, Ana
A1 Ayuso-Murillo, Diego
A1 Lendinez-Mesa, Alejandro
A1 Ruiz-Nunez, Carlos
A1 Fontan-Vinagre, Guadalupe
A1 Herrera-Peco, Ivan
K1 anxiety
K1 communication
K1 nursing management
K1 personality traits
K1 Occupational stress
K1 Nurses
K1 Care
K1 Managers
K1 Conflict
K1 Workload
K1 Disorder
K1 Empathy
K1 Life
AB Communication represents an essential skill in nurse managers' performance of everyday activities to ensure a good coordination of the team, since it focuses on the transmission of information in an understandable way. At the same time, anxiety is an emotion that can be caused by demanding and stressful work environments, such as those of nurse managers. The aim of the present study was to analyze the impact of anxiety management on nurse managers' communication skills. The sample comprised 90 nursing supervisors from hospitals in Madrid, Spain; 77.8% were women, and 22.2% were men, with an average of 10.9 years of experience as nursing supervisors. The instruments used for analysis were the Sixteen Personality Factor Questionnaire: version five (16PF5) and State Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI) questionnaires, validated for the Spanish population. The results showed that emotional stability was negatively affected by anxiety (r = -0.43; p = 0.001), while apprehension was positively affected (r = 0.382; p = 0.000). Nursing supervisors, as managers, were found to possess a series of personality factors and skills to manage stress and communication situations that prevent them from being influenced by social pressure and the opinion of others.
PB Mdpi
SN 2039-439X
YR 2021
FD 2021-06-01
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10668/24846
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10668/24846
LA en
DS RISalud
RD Apr 12, 2025