Knowledge and attitudes of nurses in a major public hospital in Cyprus towards pressure ulcer prevention

Charalambous, Charalambos Y.; Koulouri, Agoritsa; Ρούπα, Ζωή; Vasilopoulos, Aristidis; Kyriakou, Mary; Vasiliou, Marios

doi:10.1016/j.jtv.2018.10.005

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“…This study showed that nurses had a good understanding of isolation ward layout and procedures and infectious disease case reporting procedures, which may be the result of relevant training. In this survey, 91.6% of the nurses worked at a designated hospital or a Fangcang shelter hospital, and they received required training and passed eld simulation tests before they started to work, suggesting that continuing education plays a signi cant role in improving KAP [15,16,17], which also applies to the general public [5]. Strict hand hygiene also plays an important role in disease prevention and control.…”

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Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice of Nurses Towards the Prevention and Control of COVID-19

Jin

Luo

Lei

et al. 2020

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Background: Coronavirus disease 2019(COVID-19) has been spreading globally, with severe impacts on health and economies. Nursing is an essential component of medical care, and nurses’ knowledge, attitude, and practice (KAP) about the prevention and control of the disease directly affects patient’s outcomes ,but there is little know about the nurses’ KAP during the COVID-19 epidemic.Methods: An anonymous survey was conducted using customized questionnaires designed by Sojump platform. 1323 nurses in Wuhan were the survey object for the KAP survey. The survey included 48 questions regarding the basic information of nurses and knowledge, attitude, and prevention measures for COVID-19. Results: A total of 1323 nurses in Wuhan were included in the survey, of whom women (95.7%) under 40 years old (94.6%) accounted for the majority. Nurses have a comprehensive knowledge of problems such as the COVID-19 susceptible population, isolation ward layout process, environmental cleaning and disinfection, hand hygiene measures, infectious disease case reporting processes, standard prevention measures, and personal protection level, with more than 60% accuracy. However, they have a general lack of knowledge about the route of transmission of COVID-19, the use of protective equipment, patient management, medical waste disposal, and occupational exposure emergency response, with less than 45% accuracy. There was a gap between the attitude and the practice of nurses (p <0.05). Moreover, the knowledge level of nurses has an impact on their attitude (OR 1.52, 95% CI 1.10-2.08, p = 0.008), and title (OR 1.48, 95% CI 1.01-2.15, p = 0.042), place of work (OR 1.59, 95% CI 1.36-1.85, p <0.001), and attitude (OR 1.93, 95% CI 1.52-2.46, p <0.001) had an impact on their practice.Conclusion: The nurses in Wuhan during the epidemic have insufficient knowledge about COVID-19 infection prevention and control, and there are gaps in attitude and practice, which further affect their attitude and practice. It is therefore necessary to strengthen relevant knowledge training on COVID-19 among nurses.

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Section: Knowledge De Ciencymentioning

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Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice of Nurses Towards the Prevention and Control of COVID-19

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Luo

Lei

et al. 2020

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“…The construct validity in relation to other instruments was tested during the PUKT validation in the Cypriot language 27 . The differentiation of the instrument was assessed using the known groups technique between experts and non‐experts 44,55 .…”

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“…Most of the studies (n = 13) evaluated homogeneity with Cronbach's coefficient alpha or the Kuder–Richardson formula. Cronbach's coefficient alpha ranged from 0.35 (PUKT 25 ) to 0.91 (PUKT 20,21 ), and the Kuder–Richardson formula ranged from 0.80 (PUKAT 48 ) to 0.83 (PUKT 27 ). Test–retest was assessed in six studies (PUKT, 23 PUKT, 28 PUKT, 26 PZ‐PUKT, 40 PUKAT, 48 and PUKAT 47 .)…”

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“…The most commonly used method to test the validity of the instruments was content validity with panels of experts. Other validity measurements were rare, but construct validity was tested in two studies 27,44 . The most common test of homogeneity was coefficient alpha testing, and this was followed by test–retest reliability.…”

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“…25 T A B L E 1 (Continued) Original study 20,21 The construct validity in relation to other instruments was tested during the PUKT validation in the Cypriot language. 27 The differentiation of the instrument was assessed using the known groups technique between experts and non-experts. 44,55 The criterion validity was not assessed in any of the instruments.…”

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Wound care is an important realm of nurses' clinical responsibilities, and a broad knowledge and range of skills are needed to perform efficient and safe patient care. Nurses' knowledge on this matter can be measured using knowledge tests. This study aims to identify, define, and analyse the knowledge tests developed for the measurement of nurses' wound care knowledge, and to evaluate the psychometric properties of the tests. This study was a systematic literature review. A total of 52 studies and 18 instruments were found. Of the 18 instruments, only 5 had been used more than once and were successful in a psychometric evaluation. These five instruments were analysed on the basis of their psychometric properties by using Zwakhalen et al.'s (2006) psychometric testing framework. According to the analysis, the Pressure Ulcer Knowledge Test (PUKT) and the Pressure Ulcer Knowledge Assessment Tool (PUKAT) were the most valid and reliable instruments for measuring nurses' wound care knowledge. Most of the instruments identified and analysed focused on pressure ulcers, indicating that future instruments could focus more on other types of wounds or on wound care in general in order to receive a broader understanding of nurses' wound care knowledge.

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Knowledge and attitudes of nurses in a major public hospital in Cyprus towards pressure ulcer prevention

Cited by 42 publications

References 19 publications

Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice of Nurses Towards the Prevention and Control of COVID-19

Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice of Nurses Towards the Prevention and Control of COVID-19

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Pressure ulcers prevention: Turkish nursing students' knowledge and attitudes and influencing factors

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