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ArticleJMIR formative research2023

The Nurse-Physician Relationship During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Shanghai, China: Cross-sectional Study.

Yueping Shi, Pinhua Gu, Qiufeng Wang, Xuelian Zhang

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Yueping ShiDepartment of Cardiology, Songjiang Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine (Preparatory Stage), Shanghai, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7035-4216
Pinhua GuDepartment of Cardiology, Songjiang Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine (Preparatory Stage), Shanghai, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6220-0978
Qiufeng WangDepartment of Cardiology, Songjiang Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine (Preparatory Stage), Shanghai, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6196-3092
Xuelian ZhangDepartment of Cardiology, Songjiang Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine (Preparatory Stage), Shanghai, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3611-1688

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backgroundThe nurse-physician relationship is important for the stability of collaboration. The COVID-19 pandemic has put unprecedented pressure on the health care system and has placed greater demands on nurse-physician collaboration. Nurses and physicians often struggle to share mutual responsibility and communicate effectively.

objectiveThis study aimed to evaluate the relationship between nurses and physicians during the COVID-19 pandemic and construct a new model combining the attitude and behaviors of the 2 groups to assess various factors' impacts on job satisfaction and confrontational behavior.

methodsWe conducted this quantitative cross-sectional study to assess the relationship between nurses and physicians based on the attitudes and behaviors toward nurse-physician collaboration. We first investigated the satisfaction of nurses and physicians with their relationship and how they thought the COVID-19 pandemic had affected that relationship. We used an adapted and modified Jefferson Scale of Attitudes Toward Physician-Nurse Collaboration questionnaire that consisted of 17 items under 5 dimensions. Structural equation modeling was used to assess the relationships between domains. Ordinal logistic regression was used to evaluate the relationship between different domains of the questionnaire and the satisfaction of the current nurse-physician relationship.

resultsWe included a total of 176 nurses and 124 physicians in this study. Compared to 7.2% (9/124) of physicians, 22.7% (40/176) of nurses were dissatisfied with the current nurse-physician relationship. Most physicians (101/124, 81.5%) and nurses (131/176, 74.5%) agreed that the nurse-physician relationship had become better because of the COVID-19 pandemic and that the public had greater respect for them. However, significantly fewer nurses (59/176, 33.5% vs 79/124, 63.7%; P<.001) thought that physicians and nurses were treated with the same respect. Nurses scored significantly higher scores in caring versus curing (mean 16.27, SD 2.88 vs mean 17.43, SD 2.50; P<.001) and physician's authority (mean 8.72, SD 3.21 vs mean 7.24, SD 3.32; P<.001) subscales compared with physicians. The shared education and collaboration subscale had a significantly positive relationship with the nurse's autonomy subscale (standardized coefficient=0.98; P<.001). Logistic regression showed that 4 subscales (shared education and collaboration: P<.001; caring versus curing: P<.001; nurse's autonomy: P<.001; and confrontation: P=.01) were significantly associated with the level of satisfaction of the current nurse-physician relationship.

conclusionsThis study showed that nurses were more dissatisfied with the current nurse-physician relationship than physicians in Shanghai. Policy makers and managers in the medical and educational system should emphasize an interprofessional collaboration between nurses and physicians. Positive attitudes toward shared collaboration and responsibility may help to improve the relationship between the 2 parties.

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collaborationCOVID-19equation modelingnursenurse-physiciannursingonline surveyordinal logistic regressionphysicianstructural equation modeling

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