title: [Interpersonal competence in caring of people with diabetes: perception of nurses].
abstract: This is a qualitative and exploratory study which aimed to apprehend the perceptions of nurses who care for people with Diabetes on the interpersonal competence. The subjects were eleven nurses who performed their activities in the Units of Family Health in the urban area, and completed a consent form. The data, obtained through semi-structured interview, were analyzed and categorized by thematic analysis. The results showed that nurses perceive the interpersonal competence as an ability to interact with the patient, as the establishment of an effective interpersonal relationship and as forms of interpersonal relationships. It appeared that the exercise of that power is not subject to standardization, what emphasizes the uniqueness of the processes of interaction and of health care.
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal da Bahia, Instituto Multidisciplinar em Saúde, Núcleo de Epidemiologia e Saúde Coletiva, Salvador, BA, Brasil. danielasoares@ufba.br
authors.forename: Daniela Arruda
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Soares
authors.forename: Dora
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Sadigursky
authors.forename: Isabela
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Soares
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D002983:Clinical Competence; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000451:nursing*; D006801:Humans; D009723:Nurse-Patient Relations; D009729:Nursing