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KMID : 1141420200250010029
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Korean Journal of Healthcare-associated Infection Control Prevention
2020 Volume.25 No. 1 p.29 ~ p.39
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A Study on the Knowledge and Performance Status for Healthcare- Associated Infection Control and Prevention in Caregivers
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Cho Hyeon-Ju
Hong Young-Hoon
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Abstract
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Background: This study aimed to provide basic data for policy making and the improvement of infection control-related business practices, to standardize caregivers’ duties and qualification requirements by investigating their knowledge about infection control, their performance levels for infection control activities, and characteristics relating to infection control.
Methods: The subjects of the study were 199 caregivers belonging to a caregiving organization in Daegu and Gyeongsangbuk-do Province, and the data were collected using a structured questionnaire.
Results: The mean score of caregivers’ infection control knowledge levels was 25.64±2.77 points on a full score of 29, and the mean score of infection control performance levels was 4.33±0.61 points on a full score of 5. Thus, their infection control knowledge levels had an influence on their performance levels, and their explanatory power was 11.2%.
Conclusion: It is necessary to regularly monitor the infection control activities of caregivers and to provide a plan to raise awareness of the feedback process and infection control, along with the provision of systematic infection control training and the development of an evaluation process to enhance their infection control knowledge levels.
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KEYWORD
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Caregivers, Healthcare-associated infection control, Knowledge, Performance
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