Caring Contact in Nurse–Patient Relationship and Its Impact on Healthcare Outcomes: A Mixed‐Method Systematic Review
Caring Contact is an essential component of nursing. This literature review showed that it improves communication, the nurse-patient relationship and patients' satisfaction. Although these benefits exist, future research should focus on overcoming the heterogeneity of the interventions and examining patient and nursing outcomes.
Authors
- Enrico De Luca (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1516-3198)
- Alessandro Sili (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4170-3469)
- Jacopo Fiorini (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4964-8794)
- Veronica Franchi
Institutions
- University of Rome Tor Vergata (IT)
- Birmingham City University (GB)
- University of Birmingham (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences
- Published
- 2025-10-23
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/scs.70142
- Primary Topic
- Patient-Provider Communication in Healthcare
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00