Research Article

Antecedents and Consequences of Therapeutic Communication in Iranian Nursing Students: A Qualitative Research

Table 1

Demographic characteristics of the participants.

CodeParticipantEducation levelGenderAge (year)Teaching experience (year)Duration of hospitalization (day)

(1)Patient 1Bachelor’s degreeFemale6013
(2)Patient 2High school diplomaMale358
(3)Patient 3Primary schoolMale688
(4)Patient 4Primary schoolFemale495
(5)Patient 5B.S. studentFemale302
(6)Patient 6High school diplomaMale506
(7)Student 1Third semesterFemale21
(8)Student 2Fourth semesterFemale20
(9)Student 3Fifth semesterMale22
(10)Student 4Sixth semesterFemale21
(11)Student 5Seventh semesterMale22
(12)Student 6Eighth semesterMale23
(13)Instructor 1Master’s degreeFemale4723
(14)Instructor 2Master’s degreeMale5625
(15)Instructor 3Ph.D.Female3710
(16)Instructor 4Bachelor’s degreeMale4925
(17)Instructor 5M.S. studentMale326
(18)Instructor 6Ph.D. studentFemale314