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KMID : 1040520160060020039
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Journal of Korean Society of Community-Based Occupational Therapy
2016 Volume.6 No. 2 p.39 ~ p.49
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The Status of Infection for Infectious Diseases and Status of Infection Control in Occupational Therapy - Focusing on Busan
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Jung Nam-Hae
Bae Won-Jin
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Abstract
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Objective : The aim of this study was to investigate the status of infection for infectious diseases and infection control in occupational therapy.
Methods : This study was implemented through the survey composed of the status of infection for infectious disease and the infection control and awareness of the infection control. The duration of survey was a month, June, 2016. 111 occupational therapists in 23 room of occupational therapy completed a survey.
Results : 34.8% of occupational therapy room experienced the infectious diseases. This study showed the occupational therapists have high performance in almost items of infection control. But the occupational therapist showed the low performance in the items including ‘Washing hands over than 15 seconds’, ‘Washing hands before and after wearing gloves’, ‘Wearing mask during treatment’, ‘Throwing away mask after using’ and ‘Washing your uniform separate from other cloths’. Almost occupational therapists think infection control is important and the education for infection control is needed in occupational therapy. But most of the education is implemented in only medical institution.
Conclusion : To improve performance in infection control, individual effort of occupational therapists and institutional strategies are needed. This study will use as basic data for the education about infection control aimed at the occupational therapists.
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KEYWORD
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Infection, Infection Control, Occupational Therapy
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