The quality of patient-nurse communication perceived before and during the COVID-19 pandemic: an Italian pilot study.

Background And Aim Of The Work: Therapeutic communication is essential for assessing the quality of care of patients. The present study aimed how the forced use of the mask influenced the communication before and during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Methods: An online questionnaire was administered including two socio-demographic items, such as sex, as male and female, and role, as nurse or patient, and the Quality of Communication Questionnaire (QOC) for twice, referring to the period before during the pandemic.