ArticleFrontiers in psychology2023
Nurses' perceptions of the ISBAR handover protocol and its relationship to the quality of handover: A case study of bilingual nurses.
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- Shift Transition Communication Among Nurses: A Systematic Review of ISBAR and SBAR-Based Structured Handover Tools.Nursing open · 2026Pooled it
- Assessment of clinical handover among ICU nurses based on the structured ISBAR model (2025).BMC nursing · 2026Article
- Application of the ISBAR bedside handover communication model in a pediatric hematology-oncology department: a pre-post intervention study.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2026Article
- Effectiveness of ISBAR Protocol Implementation by Emergency Medicine Residents in Pediatric Handovers; A Pre-post Intervention Study.Archives of academic emergency medicine · 2025Article
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Abstract
Introduction: Poor communication at handover may cause harm to the patient. Despite numerous studies promoting ISBAR as a communication tool for structured handover, nurses have varied levels of understanding of the ISBAR tool; this may lead to different perceptions. This paper aims to explore the structural relationships between factors relating to handover communication among nurses. Method: A path analysis was conducted to analyse how 206 bilingual nurses' knowledge of the ISBAR affects the perceived quality of handover, using a validated Nursing Handover Perception Questionnaire. Results: Nurses' knowledge of the ISBAR was not a statistically significant factor affecting the perceived quality of handover. Rather, nurses' understanding of patients' care plans and receiving updated information about patients determine the perceived quality of handover. Discussion: Nurses' compliance with the ISBAR tool should be considered in order to further identify and develop effective communication skills. Nurses' understanding of patients' care plans and receiving updated patient information significantly corresponded to the perceived quality of handover.
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