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A qualitative assessment of perceived barriers to effective therapeutic communication among nurses and patients

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Published Online: 2019-02-11

Published Print: 2019-12

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Amoah, Vida Maame Kissiwaa

Anokye, Reindolf https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7669-7057
Boakye, Dorothy Serwaa

Acheampong, Enoch

Budu-Ainooson, Amy

Okyere, Emelia

Kumi-Boateng, Gifty

Yeboah, Cynthia

Afriyie, Jennifer Owusu
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Received: 25 April 2018

Accepted: 28 January 2019

First Online: 11 February 2019

Ethics approval and consent to participate

: The study was approved by the Committee on Human Research, Publication and Ethics (CHRPE) at Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) and Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST). The participants were reassured that information taking will be confidential. Participation was voluntary and participants were informed of their right to pull out of the study at any point of the research which was not going to affect the care they were receiving. Written consent was obtained from participants before they participated in the study. The study was well explained to the participants and also the recording tape was locked to prevent other people from getting access to it. All the participants were given pseudonyms to protect their anonymity. All authors have agreed to the submission of this manuscript for publication.

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