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Midwifery students’ solution-focused thinking and communication skills: A cross sectional study

Nurdan K. Yilmaz(1),


(1) Department of Midwifery, Faculty of Health Sciences, Ondokuz Mayıs University, Samsun Türkiye
Corresponding Author

Abstract


The objective of present study is to examine midwifery students’ solution-focused thinking and communication skills. Study type is cross sectional research. Present study was conducted on 183 midwifery students. Data of research were collected using a Student Information Form (SIF), Solution Focused Inventory (SFI) and Solution Focality in Communication Scale (SFCS). The study found a significant difference in solution-focused thinking and solution-focused communication skills among first- and fourth-grade students (p<0.05). The mean scores of solution-focused thinking and communication of fourth-grade students were more than the mean scores of first-grade students. There was a significant positive correlation between solution-focused thinking and communication levels of students (p<0.05). According to simple linear regression analyze, students' solution-focused thinking skills were significant predictors of their solution-focused communication and explained 13.1% of the variance. Students' solution focused thinking and communication skills are at a moderate level and are affected by grade level. As students' solution-focused thinking skills increase, their solution-focused in communication level also increases.

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