A comparison of the hand hygiene knowledge, beliefs, and practices of Greek nursing and medical students

Mortel, Thea F van de; Apostolopoulou, Eleni; Πετρίκκος, Γεώργιος

doi:10.1016/j.ajic.2009.05.006

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“…Thus, out of 191, 145 (75 %) had moderate knowledge, 15 (8%) had good knowledge and the rest 31 (16 %) had poor knowledge (Chatterjee et al, 2015). Many other authors who conducted comparison study of HH knowledge among medical and nursing students, have found that in general nursing students had significantly higher knowledge than medical students (Nair et al,2014;Van de Mortel et al, 2010;Chatterjee et al, 2015;Ariyarathne et al, 2013). A poor knowledge level was stated before the training.…”

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“…One of the WHO multimodal strategies to increase awareness and knowledge about HH is the training about HH understanding and practices (WHO, 2009). Numerous authors have conducted studies to assess the HH knowledge of undergraduate students and their level of knowledge was rather low (Nair et al, 2014;Van de Mortel et al, 2010;Herbert et al, 2013;Feather et al, 2000;Thakker&Jadhav, 2015;Garcia-Zapata et al, 2009;Kelcíkova et al, 2012). Therefore, the inclusion of HH in the undergraduate curriculum is considered an emergency issue (Chatterjee et al, 2015).…”

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confidence: 99%

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Hand Hygiene Training and Its Impact on the Knowledge of Undergraduate Nursing Students in Kosovo

Sopjani¹,

Jahn²,

Behrens³

2017

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Background: Hand hygiene (HH) performing is a must in health care settings because it affects the human lives. Health Care Workers (HCW) must be aware and be trained continuously as regards hand hygiene. Aim:The aim of this article was to evaluate and compare the knowledge before and after an educational training of undergraduate nursing students at an educational institution in Pristine, Kosovo. Methods:A pre-post survey was conducted in February 2016 at an educational institution in Pristine, Kosovo. The World Health Organization (WHO) questionnaire for hand hygiene knowledge of Health Care Workers (HCW) was used to collect the data.Results: From a total of 100 students, only 13 (13 %) were men and 87 (87%) were women. Their ages ranged between 18-23 years old. Only 55 (55 %) had poor knowledge level, 42 (42%) had moderate knowledge level and only 3 (3%) had good knowledge about HH practices before the training and after the training only 1 (1%) participant was found with poor knowledge, 61 (61%) moderate knowledge and 38 (38 %) good knowledge. The training had a significant impact on the acquisition of HH' knowledge. This was shown by the significant difference between the total points before and after the training (p <0.001). Conclucion:The training should be done consistently and be part of the nursing school curriculum, maintaining a satisfactory level of knowledge about hand hygiene as these students in a near future will face with Hand Hygiene (HH) issues in their daily clinical work.

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Hand Hygiene Training and Its Impact on the Knowledge of Undergraduate Nursing Students in Kosovo

Sopjani¹,

Jahn²,

Behrens³

2017

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“…Keşaplı, Çete ve Kartal'ın yaptığı çalışmada acilde çalışan sağlık personelinin toplam el yıkama oranı tüm temaslardan sonra %20.3 oranında olduğu ve temiz temaslardan sonra el yıkama sıklığının kirli temaslara göre istatistiksel olarak anlamlı derecede az olduğu tespit edilmiştir 20 7,21,22 . El hijyenine uyumu artırmada bireylerin davranışlarının sonuçları ile ilgili inançlar ve bu sonuçların değeri öğrenme sürecini etkileyen faktörlerdir.…”

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“…Sağlık çalışanlarının bireysel özellikleri, el hijyeni konusundaki bilgileri, mesleki deneyimleri, cinsiyetleri, el hijyenin yararını, el hijyeni engelleri ve enfeksiyon hastalıklarının ciddiyetini algılama biçimleri, iş yoğunluğu, rol modeli eksikliği v.b. birçok faktör bireyin el hijyenine uyma davranışını etkileyebilmektedir 4,6,7 .…”

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El Hijyeni İnanç Ölçeği ve El Hijyeni Uygulamaları Envanterinin geçerlilik ve güvenirliliği

Karadağ¹,

Yıldırım²,

İşeri³

2016

Cukurova Medical Journal (Çukurova Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Dergisi)

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AbstractÖz Purpose: The aim of this methodological study was to investigate the validity and reliability of the Turkish "Hand Hygiene Belief Scale and Hand Hygiene Practices Inventory" which was developed to evaluate Hand Hygiene Belief and Practices. Material and Methods: The sample of this study consisted of 340 nursing students. The data collection procedure included a questionnaire based on the literature, and the Hand Hygiene Belief Scale and the Hand Hygiene Practices Inventory developed by Thea van de Mortel and studied by authors for Turkish validity and reliability. During the study, language equivalence, content validity, reliability and construct validity of the scale was performed. The data was assessed by using mean, standard deviation, Kendall's coefficient of concordance, Cronbach Alpha, Pearson product-moment correlation coefficient for test-retest reliability coefficient and confirmatory factor analysis. Results: In the study, the Cronbach's Alpha value was determined as, 0.76 in the hand hygiene belief scale and 0.85 in the hand hygiene practices inventory. Pearson product-moment correlation coefficient of the scale and inventory for test-retest reliability was 0.66 and 0.60. According to fit indexes of confirmatory factor analysis; it was found that two factors were not appropriate for the scale; but one factor were appropriate for the inventory. Conclusion: The adaptation of translated "Hand Hygiene Belief Scale and Hand Hygiene Practices Inventory" in Turkey is found to be reliable and valid to evaluate hand hygiene belief and practices. Amaç: Çalışma, El Hijyenini değerlendirmek için geliştirilen El hijyeni İnanç Skalası ve El Hijyeni Uygulama

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“…Despite the well-recognised importance of education and training in improving hand hygiene (HH) of medical students (Feather et al, 2000;Stone et al, 2012;van de Mortel et al, 2010van de Mortel et al, , 2012 it is an increasingly neglected part of medical education. Medical students receive very little formal training around HH while at medical school, due to the pressure placed on curriculum developers to dedicate time to the teaching of core clinical concepts about treatment and diagnosis (Kaur et al, 2014).…”

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Development and appraisal of a hand hygiene teaching approach for medical students: a qualitative study

Kaur

Razee

Seale

2016

Journal of Infection Prevention

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Background: Poor hand hygiene (HH) practices among medical students have previously been attributed to students not being exposed to sufficient teaching materials during their training. Aim:To develop and evaluate a teaching module directed at improving the knowledge and attitudes of undergraduate medical students towards HH. Methods:The HH teaching module was designed based on educational materials used by the World Health Organization and other patient safety organisations. The development was also informed by the findings from two previous studies including qualitative interviews with staff and students and a survey of Australian medical schools. In-depth group interviews were undertaken with 24 undergraduate medical students.Results: Favourable feedback was received from the interviewed medical students towards the developed scenariobased learning activity; however, the group interview activity was not received well by students. They suggested that the HH teaching activities should be compulsory and not optional for medical students. In order to reinforce good HH practices and to improve knowledge around HH and healthcare-associated infections, they felt that the activities should be repeated during each phase of their degree. Conclusions:There is a need to change the approach to training in education, particularly to engage students in topics such as HH which are often seen as unimportant.

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A comparison of the hand hygiene knowledge, beliefs, and practices of Greek nursing and medical students

Cited by 70 publications

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Hand Hygiene Training and Its Impact on the Knowledge of Undergraduate Nursing Students in Kosovo

Hand Hygiene Training and Its Impact on the Knowledge of Undergraduate Nursing Students in Kosovo

El Hijyeni İnanç Ölçeği ve El Hijyeni Uygulamaları Envanterinin geçerlilik ve güvenirliliği

Development and appraisal of a hand hygiene teaching approach for medical students: a qualitative study

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