Data for: Ghanaian patients’ perception of how nurses, midwives, and doctors communicate with patients, using Four Habits Patients’ Questionnaire

Published: 2 April 2020| Version 1 | DOI: 10.17632/d7mfvnnt4x.1
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Mustapha Alhassan

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This is a dataset on Ghanaian patients’ perception of how nurses, midwives, and doctors communicate with patients, using Four Habits Patients’ Questionnaire

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Training was conducted by the researcher to four research assistants who assisted in administering the questionnaires. Participants consented to participate in the study. All patients had one or several consultations with a nurse, midwife, and/or a doctor during their stay in the hospital. A self-report inventory were administered to patients at discharge from the hospitals using Four Habits Patients Questionnaire (4HPQ) [1] and the eight questions on information regarding treatment (8QIRT). After obtaining informed consent to participate, participants responded to the questionnaires. Explanations of the aims and objectives of the study were made to participants before their participation. Data collection was conducted from April to June 2018.

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University for Development Studies

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Medical Care in Ghana, Patient-Doctor Communication

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