Knowledge, attitude and practice of nurses toward peak expiratory flow meter in primary health care centers in Kuwait
Knowledge, attitude and practice of nurses toward peak expiratory flow meter in primary health care centers in Kuwait
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10.1016/j.ajme.2011.08.005
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发表时间：
2011-09-01
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0.9
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El-Shazly, Medhat K.
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Hajia, Ali M.;Mohammed, Farida A. K.;El-Shazly, Medhat K.
背景资料：呼气峰流速仪（Peak expiratory flow meter，PEFM）是一种使用方便、价格相对低廉的仪器，可用于指导哮喘患者在家中按照医护人员预先设定的计划进行治疗。目的：了解护士对PEFM的认知程度及影响因素。在科威特所有初级保健中心中，50%是随机挑选的。结果：调查结果显示，护理人员的知识总得分较低，为64.7 ± 7.3%。个体平均百分比得分最低的是测量呼气峰流速的程序和步骤（39.0 ± 24.1%）。知识得分最高的是使用的好处和教导患者的内容说明（分别为78.3 ± 19.5%和78.1 ± 12.0%）。社会人口学因素不影响总知识得分。接受培训，提供PRFM在卫生中心，并负责采取措施，为病人证明显着影响的知识水平的nurs.Conclusion：培训护士使用PEFM和提供初级卫生保健中心的设备将计划一个重要的作用，以提高护士的知识，从而提高国内医疗保健阻塞性肺疾病患者。(C)2011年亚历山大大学医学院。Elsevier B.V.制作和主持。保留所有权利。
Background: Peak expiratory flow meter (PEFM) is an easy to use, relatively cheap device that can be used for guiding management of bronchial asthma by the patients at home according to a preset plan by health care workers.Objective: The aim of the study is to reveal the extent of knowledge and perception of nurses about PEFM and factors affecting their knowledge.Methods: Out of the total primary health care centers in Kuwait, 50% were randomly selected. Out of 699 nurses currently working in the selected centers, 516 nurses were interviewed for this study with an overall response rate of 73.8%.Results: The results of this study showed that nurses had a relatively low total knowledge score percent of 64.7 +/- 7.3%. The lowest individual mean percent score was that of procedures and steps of measuring peak expiratory flow rate (39.0 +/- 24.1%). The highest percent knowledge score was that of benefits of use and content instructions for teaching patients (78.3 +/- 19.5% and 78.1 +/- 12.0%, respectively). Sociodemographic factors did not affect the total knowledge score. Receiving training, availability of PRFM in the health center and being responsible about taking the measurements for patients proved to significantly affect the level of knowledge of nurses.Conclusion: Training nurses about use of PEFM and providing primary health care centers with the devices would plan an important role to improve knowledge of nurses and hence improve domestic health care of patients with obstructive lung diseases. (C) 2011 Alexandria University Faculty of Medicine. Production and hosting by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.