A pilot study to investigate patients reported knowledge, awareness, and beliefs on health care-associated infection
A pilot study to investigate patients reported knowledge, awareness, and beliefs on health care-associated infection
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DOI：
10.1016/j.ajic.2007.01.008
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发表时间：
2008-02-01
影响因子：
4.9
通讯作者：
Owen, Elizabeth
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作者：
Madeo, Maurice;Shields, Linda;Owen, Elizabeth
背景：卫生保健相关感染（HCAIs）仍然是患者、工作人员和卫生保健组织关注的问题。缺乏患者对感染控制服务的看法和意见的相关文献。方法：对110例患者进行描述性研究，利用开发的问卷调查患者对hcai的知识、看法和信念。结果：受访人员认为他们在入院前对HCAI的风险有充分的了解，但对传播途径和感染预防的了解较差。28%的受访者能够说出耐甲氧西林金黄色葡萄球菌（MRSA）是导致hcai的原因。患者获得感染信息的主要来源是报纸和电视。结论：患者对HCAI的危险性有较高的认识，但对感染的传播和预防知之甚少。
Background: Health care-associated infections (HCAIs) remain a concern for patients, staff, and health care organizations. There is a lack of relevant literature on patients' views and opinions of infection control services.Method: A descriptive study of 110 patients was undertaken utilizing a developed questionnaire to investigate patients' knowledge, perceptions, and beliefs around HCAIs.Results: Respondents believed they were well aware of the risks of HCAI before hospital admission, but their knowledge on routes of transmission and prevention of infection was poor. Twenty-eight percent of the respondents were able to name Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) as contributing to HCAIs. Patients' main sources of information about infections were newspapers and television.Conclusion: Patients have a high level of awareness of the risk of HCAI but have little knowledge about how infections spread or about their prevention.