title: Effectiveness of assertive communication training programs for health professionals and students: a systematic review protocol.
abstract: The objective of this systematic review is to identify, appraise and synthesize the best available evidence related to the effectiveness of assertive communication training programs in healthcare.More specifically, the objective of this systematic review is to determine the effectiveness of assertive communication interventions for health professionals and students on levels of assertiveness, communication competence and impact on clinician behaviors compared to alternative or no interventions.
authors.affiliation: 1School of Nursing and Midwifery, Faculty of Health and Medicine, The University of Newcastle Centre for Evidence Based Healthcare Informing Research (CEBHIR): a Joanna Briggs Institute Centre of Excellence, Newcastle, Australia 2Hunter Medical Research Institute, Newcastle, Australia 3Faculty of Nursing and Health Science, Yamaguchi University, Ube, Japan.
authors.forename: Mieko
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Omura
authors.forename: Jane
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Maguire
authors.forename: Tracy
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Levett-Jones
authors.forename: Teresa Elizabeth
authors.initials: TE
authors.lastname: Stone
mesh_terms: D001242:Assertiveness; D003142:Communication; D004493:Education; D005190:Family; D006282:Health Personnel / Q000193:education*; D006801:Humans; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D010361:Patients; D011361:Professional Competence / Q000592:standards; D015397:Program Evaluation / Q000379:methods*; D066107:Social Skills; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology; D000078202:Systematic Reviews as Topic; D013663:Teaching / Q000592:standards / Q000639:trends