Latent profile analysis of 542 PICU nurses' perception of interpersonal exchange communication in Hubei province and its influencing factors

ObjectiveTo explore the current status and latent profiles of nurses' perception of interpersonal exchange communication in the pediatric intensive care unit(PICU),and to analyze its influencing factors.MethodsFrom December 2024 to January 2025,a stratified sampling method was used to select 542 PICU nurses from 15 Grade⁃A tertiary hospitals in 13 regions of Hubei province as the research subjects.A general information questionnaire,the Nurses' Perception of Interpersonal Exchange Communication Questionnaire,the Information Competence Scale,and the Professional Quality of Life Scale were used for investigation.The latent profiles of nurses' perception of interpersonal exchange communication and the influencing factors of different profiles were analyzed.ResultsThe score of nurses' perception of interpersonal exchange communication in Hubei province was(76.31±12.68),which was at a moderately high level. The perceived nurse⁃physician interpersonal exchange of PICU nurses could be divided into 3 latent profiles:low⁃perception type (11.07%),medium⁃perception type(42.25%),and high⁃perception type(46.68%).Logistic regression analysis showed that compared with the low⁃perception type,nurses with higher information competence,no compassion fatigue,or mild compassion fatigue had a higher probability of belonging to the medium⁃perception type and high⁃perception type(P