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<journal-id journal-id-type="publisher-id">CC</journal-id>
<journal-id journal-id-type="nlm-ta">Cardiol Croat</journal-id>
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<journal-title>Cardiologia Croatica</journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title abbrev-type="pubmed">Cardiol. Croat.</abbrev-journal-title>
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<issn pub-type="ppub">1848-543X</issn>
<issn pub-type="epub">1848-5448</issn>
<publisher><publisher-name>Croatian Cardiac Society</publisher-name></publisher>
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<article-id pub-id-type="publisher-id">CC 2022 17_9-10_350</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.15836/ccar2022.350</article-id>
<article-categories><subj-group subj-group-type="heading"><subject>Extended Abstract</subject></subj-group>
<subj-group subj-group-type="subheading"><subject>E-cardiology and telemedicine in cardiology</subject></subj-group>
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<article-title>The influence of the nurse/technician relationship on the quality of care and the patient&#x2019;s autonomy in decision-making</article-title>
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<contrib contrib-type="author" corresp="yes"><contrib-id contrib-id-type="orcid">https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1695-0874</contrib-id><name><surname>Habekovi&#x0107;</surname><given-names>Renata</given-names></name><xref ref-type="corresp" rid="cor1">*</xref></contrib>
<aff id="aff1"><institution>University Hospital Centre Zagreb</institution>, <addr-line>Zagreb</addr-line>, <country country="hr">Croatia</country></aff>
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<corresp id="cor1"><label>*</label>ADDRESS FOR CORRESPONDENCE: Renata Habekovi&#x0107;, Klini&#x010D;ki bolni&#x010D;ki centar Zagreb, Ki&#x0161;pati&#x0107;eva 12, HR-10000 Zagreb, Croatia. / Phone: +385-1-2388-888 / E-mail: <email xlink:href="rhabekov@kbc-zagreb.hr">rhabekov@kbc-zagreb.hr</email></corresp></author-notes>
<pub-date pub-type="epub-ppub"><month>11</month><year>2022</year></pub-date>
<volume>17</volume>
<issue>9-10</issue>
<fpage>350</fpage>
<lpage>350</lpage>
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<date date-type="received"><day>02</day><month>11</month><year>2022</year></date>
<date date-type="accepted"><day>10</day><month>11</month><year>2022</year></date>
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<copyright-year>2022</copyright-year>
<copyright-holder>Croatian Cardiac Society</copyright-holder>
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<kwd-group kwd-group-type="author"><title>KEYWORDS: </title><kwd>relationship</kwd><kwd>influence</kwd><kwd>decision-making</kwd><kwd>quality of care</kwd></kwd-group>
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<p>Most literature does not deal with behaviors and communication skills in the nurse/technician-patient relationship or the role of both. There is a large amount of documentation on self-care strategies, adherence to prescribed therapy, psychological interventions, and patient and nurse/technician satisfaction (<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="r1"><italic>1</italic></xref>). Studies on the implications of this relationship in the perceived improvement of patient care are also common. Many studies have focused on researching the nurse/technician-patient relationship based on empirical studies, and most of the literature refers to the experiences of nurses/technicians that are told based on personal experiences. The most common topics in the reviewed literature on the nurse/technician-patient relationship are: a) the role of the patient; b) the role of the nurse/technician; c) type of nurse/technician-patient relationship. A good nurse/technician-patient relationship shortens hospital stays and improves quality and satisfaction. But, in contrast, a good relationship is conditioned by the submissive role of the patient. The equal distribution of &#x201C;power&#x201D; enables patients to make decisions about procedures related to their own health and/or illness independently, with the advice of doctors and nurses/technicians.</p>
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<ref id="r1"><label>1</label><mixed-citation publication-type="journal"><person-group person-group-type="author"><name><surname>Mati&#x0107;</surname><given-names>N</given-names></name><name><surname>Mati&#x0107;</surname><given-names>I</given-names></name></person-group>. <article-title>Importance of Modern Communication Technologies in Monitoring Compliance of Patients with Chronic Myeloid Leukemia.</article-title> <source>Croatian Nursing Journal.</source> <year>2019</year>;<volume>3</volume>(<issue>2</issue>):<fpage>149</fpage>&#x2013;<lpage>56</lpage>. <pub-id pub-id-type="doi">10.24141/2/3/2/3</pub-id></mixed-citation></ref>
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