{"database":"biostudies-literature","file_versions":[],"scores":null,"additional":{"omics_type":["Unknown"],"volume":["25(1)"],"submitter":["Soriano GP"],"pubmed_abstract":["<h4>Background</h4>Language proficiency is crucial in healthcare, and non-native English-speaking nurses may experience significant anxiety when communicating in English, which can potentially impact their performance and patient outcomes.<h4>Aim</h4>This study aims to develop and validate a survey to measure second language anxiety among nurses who use English in medical settings.<h4>Method</h4>Methodological (tool development) research design was utilized and tested on a sample of 455 non-native English-speaking nurses in the Philippines across various healthcare settings. The MSLAS-N is a 24-item Likert scale survey that targets five key constructs: communication anxiety with colleagues, confidence in medical terminology, patient interactions, fear of negative evaluation, and perceived "],"journal":["BMC nursing"],"pagination":["42"],"full_dataset_link":["https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC12801929"],"repository":["biostudies-literature"],"pubmed_title":["Development and validation of the Medical Second Language Anxiety Scale for Nurses (MSLAS-N)."],"pmcid":["PMC12801929"],"pubmed_authors":["Lim G","Garcia LL","Bondoc ED","Soriano GP","Kim P","Cutamora J","Torres GCS"],"additional_accession":[]},"is_claimable":false,"name":"Development and validation of the Medical Second Language Anxiety Scale for Nurses (MSLAS-N).","description":"<h4>Background</h4>Language proficiency is crucial in healthcare, and non-native English-speaking nurses may experience significant anxiety when communicating in English, which can potentially impact their performance and patient outcomes.<h4>Aim</h4>This study aims to develop and validate a survey to measure second language anxiety among nurses who use English in medical settings.<h4>Method</h4>Methodological (tool development) research design was utilized and tested on a sample of 455 non-native English-speaking nurses in the Philippines across various healthcare settings. The MSLAS-N is a 24-item Likert scale survey that targets five key constructs: communication anxiety with colleagues, confidence in medical terminology, patient interactions, fear of negative evaluation, and perceived ","dates":{"release":"2025-01-01T00:00:00Z","publication":"2025 Dec","modification":"2026-06-06T17:08:39.404Z","creation":"2026-06-02T03:12:22.423Z"},"accession":"S-EPMC12801929","cross_references":{"pubmed":["41382129"],"doi":["10.1186/s12912-025-04186-3"]}}