J 2020

COMPLIANCE WITH STANDARD PRECAUTIONS IN INPATIENT HEALTHCARE SETTINGS IN THE CZECH REPUBLIC: A CROSS-SECTIONAL SURVEY

POKORNÁ, Andrea, Dana DOLANOVÁ, Michal POSPÍŠIL, Petra BÚŘILOVÁ, Jan MUŽÍK et. al.

Basic information

Original name

COMPLIANCE WITH STANDARD PRECAUTIONS IN INPATIENT HEALTHCARE SETTINGS IN THE CZECH REPUBLIC: A CROSS-SECTIONAL SURVEY

Authors

POKORNÁ, Andrea (203 Czech Republic, guarantor, belonging to the institution), Dana DOLANOVÁ (703 Slovakia, belonging to the institution), Michal POSPÍŠIL (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution), Petra BÚŘILOVÁ (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution) and Jan MUŽÍK (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution)

Edition

Central European Journal of Public Health, Praha, Czech Medical Association J.E. Purkyne, 2020, 1210-7778

Other information

Language

English

Type of outcome

Článek v odborném periodiku

Field of Study

30304 Public and environmental health

Country of publisher

Czech Republic

Confidentiality degree

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

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Impact factor

Impact factor: 1.163

RIV identification code

RIV/00216224:14110/20:00118104

Organization unit

Faculty of Medicine

DOI

UT WoS

000608444000001

Keywords in English

healthcare standards; safe health care; hygienic precautions; infection; prevention; healthcare providers

Tags

Změněno: 4/2/2021 11:10, Mgr. Tereza Miškechová

Abstract

V originále

Objective: The study evaluates compliance with declared hygienic standards carried out by healthcare professionals in clinical practice within their scope of direct patient care and the maintenance of medical tools and devices in healthcare facilities in the Czech Republic. Methods: Cross-sectional questionnaire study focused on the standards of safe health care. All 80 addressed healthcare providers were also involved in the 2018 Adverse Event Reporting System (AERS) pilot project. Responses were scored on a 6-level scale, from "always" (100 points) to "never" (0 points). The evaluation was performed according to the frequency of responses and the average index (max. 100 points). Data analysis was performed using IBM SPSS Statistics version 22 (level of significance 1% and 5%). Results: There were statistically processed 2,016 questionnaires (100%). Most respondents stated their job classification as non-medical healthcare professionals (NHP) working at a patient's bedside (73%), physicians (16%), or other NHP (11%). As per their medical specialty, 43% of the respondents practice internal medicine, 28% surgery, 14% psychiatry, 9% long-term inpatient care, and 6% stated other fields of medicine. The lowest declared compliance was registered in the statement "I use a face mask when exposure to air-transmitted pathogens is anticipated" (rating index 80 points). The highest compliance (99.4 points) was registered in the statement: "I discard used sharp materials into sharps containers." Conclusion: In the surveyed healthcare facilities within the Czech Republic, overall compliance with hygiene standards is at a good level. Declared differences in compliance with hygiene standards in the selected items of the questionnaire are influenced by multiple factors. Generally, a higher level of compliance is linked to increasing age, years of practice, and a higher level of education. When comparing professional groups, a higher level of compliance with hygiene standards was registered in the NHP group.