Assessment of the public's knowledge of venous thromboembolism

Lavall, Kathryn A.; Costello, Joanne

doi:10.1016/j.jvn.2014.11.001

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“…The correct response rate was less than 30% for details about GCS care. Lavall et al [ 13 ] stated that consistent, and systematic education of patients by nurses about VTE could decrease patient morbidity, and mortality. Without correct understanding, it is impossible to educate patients about how to actively, participate in their own physical prophylaxis treatment; [ 17 ] therefore, improving nursing quality, and reducing unnecessary costs cannot be achieved.…”

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“…An assessment in US demonstrated that morbidity, and mortality rates could be decreased through systematic, and consistent patient education by nurses. [ 13 ] Lee's team found that a lack of knowledge was the main barrier to performing VTE risk assessment. [ 7 ] Given its importance, it is troubling that some nurses continue to have unacceptable levels of knowledge with regard to VTE prophylaxis.…”

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Nurses’ objective knowledge regarding venous thromboembolism prophylaxis

Chen

et al. 2018

Medicine

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Venous thromboembolism (VTE) is a common vascular disorder with high mortality and morbidity. Clinical nurses are a pivotal group that can serve as first-line health care providers. Lack of knowledge about VTE is an important barrier to effective nursing performance. This study aimed to determine nurses’ knowledge of VTE prophylaxis through a nationwide survey across China, to understand gaps between current knowledge, and guidelines, and to help improve clinical nursing.The survey included 5 topics with 68 items on VTE, including basic knowledge, risk assessment, basic prophylaxis, physical prophylaxis, and pharmacological prophylaxis.The survey was distributed to 106 AAA-grade hospitals throughout China; 5218 valid questionnaires were submitted for analysis. There were 5097 women and 121 men respondents, with average age 30.29 ± 8.60 years. The average rate of correct responses regarding VTE knowledge was 59.90 ± 15.63%; 77.81% of subjects answered more than half of the survey items correctly. Better knowledge about thromboprophylaxis was observed among nurses who were more highly educated, more experienced, had received continuing education, intensive care unit (ICU), and lead nurses. Correct response rates were 68.39 ± 17.03%, 60.35 ± 21.01%, 75.51 ± 22.85%, 41.72 ± 17.47%, and 46.01 ± 21.22% for basic knowledge, risk assessment, basic prophylaxis, physical prophylaxis, and pharmacological prophylaxis, respectively.Respondents showed satisfactory results regarding basic prophylaxis, basic knowledge, and risk assessment for VTE; respondents had poorer knowledge regarding physical and pharmacological prophylaxis. Better mastery of knowledge about thromboprophylaxis was observed among nurses who were more highly educated, more experienced, had received continuous education, ICU, and lead nurses.This study suggested that nurse trainers should develop comprehensive educational programs that focus on low correct rate aspects. Higher-level continuous education could improve nurses’ knowledge of thromboprophylaxis.

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Nurses’ objective knowledge regarding venous thromboembolism prophylaxis

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“…This evidence suggests that nurses and other healthcare professionals are well informed about the subject, but information has not been transmitted to the general public. (28) Similarly, a study conducted by IBOPE found that, although 56.0% of 1,008 participants "had heard" about VTE, 43.0% of them were unaware of preventive measures, 57.0% were unaware of the symptoms and consequences of the disease, and 64.0% of people at high risk for VTE did not know whether they were at risk of developing the disease. (11) Everyone considered adequate the paper type, font size and readability.…”

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“…This evidence suggests that nurses and other healthcare professionals are well informed about the subject, but information has not been transmitted to the general public. ( 28 )…”

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Development and validation of an informative manual on venous thromboembolism for the lay population

Takara

Ferreira

Murakami

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Einstein (São Paulo)

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Objective: To develop an informative manual on venous thromboembolism prevention for the lay population and to estimate evidences of content and face validity. Methods: A methodological study conducted in three stages. The first stage was the preparation of the manual, followed by content validation with cardiovascular specialists who judged clarity, theoretical relevance and practical pertinence on a 4-point Likert scale. Items with a content validity index ≤0.75 were revised and re-evaluated. The last stage was the face validation by lay people, who were interviewed regarding item understanding and visual appearance. Items with more than 80.0% positive opinions were considered adequate. Results: The manual was developed containing nine illustrations, definition of the disease, risk factors, signs and symptoms, and preventive measures. In the first assessment round, the validity index was 1.0 for the text of all sections, with suggestions for language adjustments. As to the illustrations, the validity indexes ranged from 0.67 to 1.0. In the second round, the validity index reached 1.0 for all items. A total of 40 lay people participated in the face validation, and all considered the paper type and font size appropriate, as well as the font used as readable; 97.5% were able to understand the information contained in the manual; 98.0% considered it esthetically beautiful; and 90.0% considered the reading not tiresome. Conclusion: The informative manual on venous thromboembolism prevention was prepared, its content validated by experts, and considered appropriate by the lay population. These results suggest that the manual may be used as a preventive educational strategy for venous thromboembolism.

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Knowledge, risk assessment, practices, self‐efficacy, attitudes, and behaviour's towards venous thromboembolism among nurses: A systematic review

Al‐Mugheed

Bayraktar²

2023

Nursing Open

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AimThis study reviewed the literature on nurses' knowledge, risk assessment practices, self‐efficacy, attitudes, and behaviours towards venous thromboembolism (VTE).DesignA systematic review following PRISMA guidelines.MethodsCINAHL (via EBSCO), MEDLINE (via PubMed), and Web of Science were electronic databases used to find studies published from 2010 to November 2020 in English language. A Hoy critical appraisal checklist was used to assess the risk of bias and methodologic quality.ResultsThis study included fourteen studies conducted on 8628 Registered Nurses. Nine of the fourteen studies examined nurses' general knowledge level regarding VTE, and five showed that most nurses had a good knowledge of VTE. Of the 14 studies, six assessed nurses' risk assessment knowledge regarding VTE, and three showed that nurses had low knowledge of VTE risk assessment. Eleven studies assessed nurses' practices concerning VTE prophylaxis; 5 of the 11 studies reported that nurses had poor and unsatisfactory levels of VTE practice. Three of the 14 studies showed that nurses had low self‐efficacy and varied beliefs. The most frequent recommendations were to create continuous educational programs and in‐service training programs (n = 11), followed by creating institutional protocols standardizing VTE (n = 6).ConclusionsComprehensive educational programs and campaigns based on well‐established and standardized tools should be provided to nurses to improve their VTE knowledge.

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Assessment of the public's knowledge of venous thromboembolism

Cited by 18 publications

References 5 publications

Nurses’ objective knowledge regarding venous thromboembolism prophylaxis

Nurses’ objective knowledge regarding venous thromboembolism prophylaxis

Development and validation of an informative manual on venous thromboembolism for the lay population

Knowledge, risk assessment, practices, self‐efficacy, attitudes, and behaviour's towards venous thromboembolism among nurses: A systematic review

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