What does this research mean for the field?

Nurses' high levels of xenophobia do not adversely affect the self-reported quality of their caregiving behaviors towards foreign patients. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.INCREMENTAL. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

What question did this study set out to answer?

To assess how nurses' attitudes toward foreign patients influence their caregiving behaviours.

July 8, 2026Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences

The Effect of Nurses' Attitudes Towards Foreign Patients on Their Caregiving Behaviours: A Cross‐Sectional Study

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BPBahar Paksoy ABAyşegül Öztürk Birge

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Cross-sectional study explores the link between nurses' attitudes and caregiving behaviours for foreign patients, suggesting care quality is unaffected despite xenophobia.

Key Points

To assess how nurses' attitudes toward foreign patients influence their caregiving behaviours.
Descriptive and correlational study with 232 nurses in a public hospital
Data collected using the Nurse Information Form, Xenophobia Scale, and Caring Behaviours Inventory-24 (CBI-24)
Study conducted from October 8 to 31, 2024
Mean CBI-24 score for caregiving behaviours was 122.27 ± 16.06, indicating good care levels
93.1% reported communication barriers when caring for foreign patients
No significant correlation between xenophobia scores and CBI-24 scores was found

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Paksoy et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a4de8a7d2ea289ef6283475 https://doi.org/10.1111/scs.70298

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July 8, 2026Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences

The Effect of Nurses' Attitudes Towards Foreign Patients on Their Caregiving Behaviours: A Cross‐Sectional Study

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Authors

BPBahar Paksoy ABAyşegül Öztürk Birge

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Overview

Cross-sectional study explores the link between nurses' attitudes and caregiving behaviours for foreign patients, suggesting care quality is unaffected despite xenophobia.

Key Points

To assess how nurses' attitudes toward foreign patients influence their caregiving behaviours.
Descriptive and correlational study with 232 nurses in a public hospital
Data collected using the Nurse Information Form, Xenophobia Scale, and Caring Behaviours Inventory-24 (CBI-24)
Study conducted from October 8 to 31, 2024
Mean CBI-24 score for caregiving behaviours was 122.27 ± 16.06, indicating good care levels
93.1% reported communication barriers when caring for foreign patients
No significant correlation between xenophobia scores and CBI-24 scores was found

Cite This Study

Paksoy et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a4de8a7d2ea289ef6283475 https://doi.org/10.1111/scs.70298

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