PMID: 11930401Apr 5, 2002Paper

Health care provider communicator style and patient comprehension of oral contraceptive use

Journal of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners
E L Schrader, D C Schrader

Abstract

To explore reasons for the incorrect usage of oral contraceptive pills (OCPs) by examining the relationship between patients' abilities to comprehend and/or recall information presented to them by nurse practitioners (NPs) and the communicator style of their NP. A convenience sample of 46 OCP users completed an instrument designed to test their comprehension of OCP use and an instrument designed to measure the communicator style of their NP. A multiple stepwise regression revealed that attentive and friendly communicator styles were positive predictors and the communicator image and dramatic styles were negative predictors of comprehension. Unwanted pregnancies that result from non-compliance with OCP regimens can have significant social and financial effects. A lack of understanding of proper OCP use may depend on the style of communication a NP uses to convey crucial information regarding the regimen.

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