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Knowledge, Perceptions, and Self-reported Performance of Hand Hygiene Among Registered Nurses at Community-based Hospitals in the Republic of Korea: A Cross-sectional Multi-center Study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To assess the nurses' hand hygiene (HH) knowledge, perception, attitude, and self-reported performance in small- and medium-sized hospitals after Middle East Respiratory Syndrome outbreak.

Methods

The structured questionnaire was adapted from the World Health Organization's survey. Data were collected between June 26 and July 14, 2017.

Results

Nurses showed scores on knowledge (17.6±2.5), perception (69.3±0.8), self-reported HH performance of non-self (86.0±11.0), self-reported performance of self (88.2±11.0), and attitude (50.5±5.5). HH performance rate of non-self was Y₁ =36.678+ 0.555X1 (HH performance rate of self) (adjusted R²=0.280, p<0.001). The regression model for performance was Y₄=18.302+0.247X₄₁ (peception)+0.232X₄₂ (attitude)+0.875X₄₂ (role model); coefficients were significant statistically except attitude, and this model significant statistically (adjusted R²=0.191, p<0.001).

Conclusions

Advanced HH education program would be developed and operated continuously. Perception, attitude, role model was found to be a significant predictors of HH performance of self. So these findings could be used in future HH promotion strategies for nurses.

SUBMITTER: Oh HS

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5996191 | biostudies-literature | 2018 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Knowledge, Perceptions, and Self-reported Performance of Hand Hygiene Among Registered Nurses at Community-based Hospitals in the Republic of Korea: A Cross-sectional Multi-center Study.

Oh Hyang Soon HS

Journal of preventive medicine and public health = Yebang Uihakhoe chi 20180514 3

<h4>Objectives</h4>To assess the nurses' hand hygiene (HH) knowledge, perception, attitude, and self-reported performance in small- and medium-sized hospitals after Middle East Respiratory Syndrome outbreak.<h4>Methods</h4>The structured questionnaire was adapted from the World Health Organization's survey. Data were collected between June 26 and July 14, 2017.<h4>Results</h4>Nurses showed scores on knowledge (17.6±2.5), perception (69.3±0.8), self-reported HH performance of non-self (86.0±11.0) ...[more]

PMID: 29886707

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Dataset Information

Knowledge, Perceptions, and Self-reported Performance of Hand Hygiene Among Registered Nurses at Community-based Hospitals in the Republic of Korea: A Cross-sectional Multi-center Study.

Objectives

Methods

Results

Conclusions

Publications

Knowledge, Perceptions, and Self-reported Performance of Hand Hygiene Among Registered Nurses at Community-based Hospitals in the Republic of Korea: A Cross-sectional Multi-center Study.

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