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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: ObjectivesZZAlthough many studies have shown that cochlear implantation promotes restoration of adequate hearing and verbal ability, there is little research showing whether patients with cochlear implants (CI) adapted well to the society by forming a good interpersonal relationship. The purpose of this study was to investigate the interpersonal competence of college students who acquired good verbal ability through CI. SUBJECTS AND METHOD: Interpersonal competence was examined using the Korean version of interpersonal competence questionnaire. Participants were 23 college students with CI who had good verbal communication abilities. Their interpersonal competence was compared to that of 28 college students with normal hearing (NH). To identify the factors contributing to the interpersonal competence, regression analysis was performed using speech perception, vocabulary and speech intelligibility as independent variables. RESULTS: College students with CI showed significantly weaker interpersonal competence than those with NH. Among 5 sub-factors of interpersonal competence, assertion and conflict management were not significantly different between two groups and initiation, caring others, and appropriate disclosure of CI group were significantly weaker than NH group. But college students with CI who had normal vocabulary and Speech Intelligibility Ratings score of 5 showed good interpersonal competence, which was comparable to those with NH. CONCLUSION: College students with CI who acquired good verbal communication ability demonstrates lower interpersonal competence than those with NH. Therefore, it is necessary to support them to improve interpersonal competence as well as speech-language ability.
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Humans , Cochlear Implantation , Cochlear Implants , Communication , Disclosure , Hearing , Mental Competency , Methods , Speech Intelligibility , Speech Perception , VocabularyABSTRACT
PURPOSE: This study was designed to identify a path model that anticipates the interpersonal competence of nurses by anticipating factors that explain interpersonal competence within an organization, and analyzing the effects of these factors. A hypothetical model was formulated based on a literature review of interpersonal competence. For the study, influential factors were divided into two variables: exogenous variables including communication style, coaching leadership, and social support, and endogenous variables of self-efficacy, job satisfaction, and organizational commitment. METHODS: The sample included 202 hospital nurses. Data were collected through questionnaires and analyzed using SPSS and AMOS. RESULTS: The overall fitness was good (chi2=74.707, p<.001), d.f=19, chi2/df= 3.932, GFI=.940, AGFI=.826, RMR=.009). Social support, self-efficacy, horizontal communication and organizational commitment directly affected the interpersonal competence of the nurses, and informal type of communication, horizontal, upward communication and coaching leadership indirectly effected the interpersonal competence of the nurses. Horizontal communication, social support, self-efficacy, and organizational commitment explained 46.5% of the variance in interpersonal competence of nurses. CONCLUSION: Based on the study results, nurses in hospitals need informal types of communication, horizontal, upward communication and coaching leadership to increase their interpersonal competence.
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Job Satisfaction , Leadership , Mental Competency , Models, StructuralABSTRACT
Foi avaliada a sobrecarga de familiares cuidadores de pacientes psiquiátricos e sua relação com as habilidades sociais e assertividade. Participaram 53 familiares, atendidos em um CAPS tipo I. Utilizou-se a Escala de Sobrecarga BI, o Inventário de Habilidades Sociais IHS-Del-Prette, a Escala de Assertividade RAS e um Questionário Sociodemográfico e Clínico. Os resultados mostraram que os familiares com maior grau de inibição e timidez (RAS) apresentaram escores significativamente mais elevados de sobrecarga. A análise de regressão múltipla mostrou que a timidez foi o principal fator preditivo da sobrecarga. Não foi encontrada relação da sobrecarga com os escores do IHS-Del-Prette. Os dados apontam para a necessidade de implementar ações psicoeducacionais nos serviços de saúde mental, envolvendo o treinamento de assertividade dos familiares cuidadores, contribuindo, assim, para um melhor relacionamento com os pacientes e uma busca mais eficiente de suporte social, para o desempenho do papel de cuidador com menor sobrecarga...
This research evaluated the family caregivers' burden regarding the care of psychiatric patients and its relation to social skills and assertiveness. The sample was composed of 53 family caregivers of patients who were treated in a community mental health service (CAPS type I). They were interviewed with the application of the Burden Scale BI, the Social Skills Inventory IHS-Del-Prette, the Assertiveness Scale RAS, and a Sociodemographic and Clinical Questionnaire. Results showed that family caregivers presenting higher degree of inhibition and shyness (RAS) had significantly higher burden scores. Multiple regression analysis showed that shyness was the main predictive factor for burden. No relation was found between burden and IHS-Del-Prette scores. Data indicated the need to implement psychoeducational programs in mental health services in order to increase caregivers' assertive behavior, so that they could develop a better relationship with patients and a more efficient search for social support, contributing to decrease burden...
Fue evaluada la sobrecarga de familiares cuidadores de pacientes psiquiátricos y suya relación con las habilidades sociales y asertividad. Participaran 53 familiares, atendidos en un CAPS tipo I. Fueron utilizados Escala de Sobrecarga BI y asertividad RAS, el Inventario de Habilidades Sociales IHS-Del-Prette y un Cuestionario Sociodemográfico y Clínico. Resultados mostraran que los familiares con el más alto grado de inhibición y timidez (RAS) presentaran escores significativamente más elevados de sobrecarga. El análisis de regresión múltiple mostró que la timidez fue el principal factor predictivo de sobrecarga. No fue encontrado relación de la sobrecarga con los escores del IHS-Del-Prette. Los dados apuntan para la necesidad de implantar acciones psicoeducativos en los servicios de salud mental, envolviendo capacitación de asertividad de los familiares cuidadores, contribuyendo para un mejor relacionamiento con los pacientes y una busca más eficaz de suporte social, para el desempeño del papel de cuidador con menor sobrecarga...