Compliance with universal precautions among health care workers at three regional hospitals

Gershon, Robyn R.M.; Vlahov, David; Felknor, Sarah A.; Vesley, Donald; Johnson, Philip C.; Delcios, George L.; Murphy, Lawrence R.

doi:10.1016/0196-6553(95)90067-5

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“…These scales were developed (8)(9) , translated and validated in our environment (10)(11) and grouped into individual dimensions, related to work and organiza ons.…”

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“…In this study, risk percep on had a posi ve infl uence on adherence to SP. Workers should recognize the risks they are exposed to; even if they are considered low in some situa ons, the occupa onal risk of HIV infec on may make it high (9) . that correspond to this evalua on are related to HIV transmission while performing procedures such as dressings, venipuncture, handling sharps, among others.…”

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Adesão às precauções-padrão por profissionais de enfermagem que atuam em terapia intensiva em um hospital universitário

Pereira

Malaguti-Toffano

Silva

et al. 2013

Rev. esc. enferm. USP

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RESUMOEste estudo avaliou fatores individuais, rela vos ao trabalho e organizacionais relacionados à adesão às precauções-padrão por profissionais de enfermagem que atuam em terapia intensiva. Estudo de corte transversal, realizado com 178 profi ssionais em um hospital de grande porte. Para a coleta de dados foram utilizadas escalas psicométricas do po Likert. Na Escala de Adesão às precauções-padrão obteve-se um escore de 4,45 (DP=0,27) classifi cado como intermediário. Houve correlação quando comparada com fatores individuais para Escala de Personalidade de Risco (r=-0,169; p=0,024) e fatores relativos ao trabalho com a Escala de Obstáculos para seguir as precauções-padrão (r=-0,359; p=0,000). A adesão às precauções-padrão entre profi ssionais de enfermagem foi intermediária. Fatores individuais e rela vos ao trabalho infl uenciaram a adesão às precauções-padrão. DESCRITORES Precauções universais Terapia intensiva Equipe de enfermagem Saúde ABSTRACTThis study evaluated individual factors rela ng to work and the organiza on, related to adherence to standard precau ons for nurses working in intensive care. It was a cross-sectional study conducted in a large hospital with 178 professionals. For data collec on, Likert-type psychometric scales were used. In the Adherence Scale to Standard Precautions we obtained a score of 4.45 (SD=0.27), classified as intermediate. There was a correla on when compared with the individual risk factors of the Scale of the Risk Personality (r=-0.169, p=0.024) and the factors related to working with the barriers of the Scale for following standard precau ons (r=-0.359, p=0.000). Adherence to standard precau ons among the nursing professionals was intermediate. Individual factors and factors related to work infl uenced the adherence to standard precau ons. DESCRIPTORS RESUMENEste estudio evaluó factores individuales, rela vos al trabajo, y organizacionales, relacionados a la adhesión a las precauciones estándar por parte de profesionales de enfermería actuantes en terapia intensiva. Estudio de corte transversal, realizado con 178 profesionales en hospital de gran porte. Datos recolectados u lizando escalas psicométricas del po Likert. En la Escala de Adhesión a las Precauciones Estándar se obtuvo un puntaje de 4,45 (DE=0,27), clasifi cado como intermedio. Exis ó correlación cuando se la comparó con factores individuales para la Escala de Personalidad de Riesgo (r=-0,169; p=0,024) y factores rela vos al trabajo con la Escala de Obstáculos para seguir las precauciones estándar (r=-0,359; p=0,000). La adhesión a las precauciones estándar entre profesionales de enfermería resultó intermedia. Factores individuales y rela vos al trabajo infl uyeron en la adhesión a las precauciones estándar.

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“…These scales were developed (8)(9) , translated and validated in our environment (10)(11) and grouped into individual dimensions, related to work and organiza ons.…”

Section: Resultsmentioning

confidence: 99%

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confidence: 99%

Adesão às precauções-padrão por profissionais de enfermagem que atuam em terapia intensiva em um hospital universitário

Pereira

Malaguti-Toffano

Silva

et al. 2013

Rev. esc. enferm. USP

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“…Relevance [16] + The website presents practical questions that are of major interest to health care workers (n = 10)…”

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“…The questions represented the factors inherent in the PRE-CEDE model (attitude, personality, workload, tacit knowledge, infrastructure, work experience, management values, training and feedback, communication channels, and subjective norms), in addition to questions about website quality and intentions to adopt the website in practice. The questions were derived from several existing, validated instruments fitting the study's themes [15][16][17][18]. The face validity of the interview guide was tested by piloting it face-to-face with one Dutch and one German medical microbiologist involved in the research project (not included in the sample).…”

Section: Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Examples include SocialCognitive theory, the Technology Acceptance Model, and the Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology (UTAUT) [14]. Each of these models identifies three major categories of factors: individual characteristics (micro), such as a reluctance to change; work-related characteristics (meso, e.g., sufficient staff and time); and organizational characteristics (macro) like support from peers or superiors [15][16][17][18][19]. Most models assign equal importance to the influence of each of these three categories of factors on adoption.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Factors affecting health care workers’ adoption of a website with infection control guidelines

Verhoeven

Steehouder

Hendrix³

et al. 2009

International Journal of Medical Informatics

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Report of the Council on Scientific Affairs

Tan¹,

Hawk²,

Sterling³

2001

Arch Intern Med

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Needlestick injuries continue to pose a significant risk to health care workers; however, appropriate use of needlestick prevention devices, especially in comprehensive prevention programs, can significantly reduce the incidence of such injuries. Cost analyses indicate that use of these devices will be cost-effective in the long term. To provide more scientific and cost data on the efficacy of needlestick prevention devices, recording of needlestick injuries must be improved. Federal law now requires the use of safety-engineered sharps devises to protect health care workers, and state-level legislation on the use and evaluation of needlestick prevention devices is under consideration. Health care employers should evaluate the implementation of needlestick prevention devices with the participation of employees who will use such devices and, where appropriate, introduce such devices accompanied by the necessary education and training, as part of a comprehensive sharps injury prevention and control program.

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Compliance with universal precautions among health care workers at three regional hospitals

Cited by 281 publications

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Adesão às precauções-padrão por profissionais de enfermagem que atuam em terapia intensiva em um hospital universitário

Adesão às precauções-padrão por profissionais de enfermagem que atuam em terapia intensiva em um hospital universitário

Factors affecting health care workers’ adoption of a website with infection control guidelines

Report of the Council on Scientific Affairs

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