Knowledge, Risk Perception, Preventive Behavior and Emotional Regulation regarding COVID-19 among Nurses Working in Isolation Hospitals

Mohamed, Amel abd Elaziem; Ayed, Manal Mohamed Ahmed; Ahmed, Samia A.; Mohamed, Safaa Mustafa; Mahmoud, Thorea Mohamed; Ewees, Arzak Mohamed; Abdelazem, Eman; Elwakeel, Sayed Ahmed

doi:10.21608/ejhc.2020.125754

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“…These results indicate that professional knowledge is required for infectionpreventive behaviors of emerging diseases. The results align with the prior studies based on various EIDs, including MERS, COVID-19, and Zika [3,5,7,9,10]. Particularly, this study showed that education on the precise transmission mechanism of EIDs is required considering its lack of knowledge.…”

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 87%

“…This study identified the factors influencing the infection preventive behaviors of nurses caring for patients with EIDs. Notably, this study verified the influence of PPE education [21], the knowledge related to EIDs [5][6][7], risk perception [9,10,17], and nursing professionalism among nurses.…”

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 67%

“…EIDs are diseases that have recently emerged in a population or threaten humanity. Similar to the prior studies, risk perception significantly influenced infection preventive behaviors [9,10,17]. Therefore, we must strengthen risk perception and knowledge of EIDs; more efforts are required at institutional and national levels.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 59%

“…The Model 1 stage included factors that showed correlations with infection preventive behaviors, such as clinical experience, age, position, degree, PPE education (the training on donning and doffing), and EIDs education. In the Model 2 stage, the knowledge related to EIDs and risk perception was included [5,7,9,10,17]. In the Model 3 stage, nursing professionalism was included in the analysis [14,15].…”

Section: Factors Influencing Infection Preventive Behaviors For Eidsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The nurses caring for patients with infectious diseases in these government-designated medical institutions must have accurate knowledge, a positive attitude, and follow infection-preventive behaviors at all times [2,3,5]. An interrelation was found among nurses' infection preventive behaviors, knowledge, attitude, perceived risk, and emotional regulation during outbreaks of EIDs such as MERS and COVID-19 [9,10]. The willingness to provide care for patients infected with EVD is correlated with public service beliefs, risk perception, and age [11].…”

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confidence: 99%

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Factors Influencing Nurses’ Infection-preventive Behaviors for Emerging Infectious Diseases: A Cross-sectional Study

Choi,

Choi

2024

J Korean Acad Fundam Nurs

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Purpose: This study investigated the effects of knowledge, risk perception, and nursing professionalism on nurses’ infection-preventive behaviors for emerging infectious diseases (EIDs).Methods: This cross-sectional study’s participants were 204 nurses with at least 3 months of experience caring for patients with EIDs at four government-designated medical institutions in Korea, which were the first to handle cases of EIDs.Results: The average score for infection-preventive behaviors concerning EIDs was 4.54±0.45 points out of 5.00, and the score for the early response stage for EIDs was the lowest. The factors influencing nurses’ infection preventive behaviors for EIDs were personal protective equipment education, knowledge, and risk perception. Nursing professionalism was identified as a new influencing factor.Conclusion: To improve nurses’ infection prevention behaviors for EIDs, specific and practical training in protective equipment must be conducted. Increasing nurses’ professional knowledge, strengthening risk perception, and implementing strategic programs to strengthen nursing professionalism are required. Nurses should be instructed and given clear rules on properly utilizing personal protection equipment. Nursing managers and nurses can improve their professionalism by creating a positive organizational culture.

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