Knowledge, attitudes and practice of infection prevention and control in the CT suite

BMC Health Services Research

Research

Sarah Lewis¹  Suzanne Hill¹  Yobelli Jimenez¹  Dania Abu Awwad¹ 

[1] Discipline of Medical Imaging Science, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Camperdown, Australia;

关键词: Infection control;    Computed tomography;    Radiographers;    Nurses;    Contrast injectors;    Radiology department;   

DOI  :  10.1186/s12913-023-09779-9

 received in 2023-04-25, accepted in 2023-07-03,  发布年份 2023

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

BackgroundInfection, prevention, and control (IPC) practices are essential to protect patients and staff within healthcare facilities. Radiology departments cater to both inpatients and outpatients, and breaches of IPC practice have led to outbreaks of disease within healthcare facilities. This study aims to examine the knowledge, attitudes and practice (KAP) of computed tomography (CT) radiographers and nurses in their infection, prevention, and control (IPC) practice. The KAP components focuses on the CT environment, contrast injector use, and workplace factors that impact IPC practice.MethodsA cross-sectional KAP survey was distributed online to Australian CT radiographers and radiology nurses across different institutions. The survey covered demographics, each KAP component, and workplace culture. Spearman’s correlation was used to compare KAP scores. Kruskal–Wallis test was used to compare the KAP scores between demographic categories, and Chi Square was used to compare demographic data with workplace culture.ResultsThere were 147 respondents, 127 of which were radiographers and 20 were nurses. There was a moderate positive correlation between knowledge and attitude for radiographers (rho = 0.394, p < 0.001). Radiographers also had a moderate positive relationship between attitudes and practice (rho = 0.466, p < 0.001). Both radiographers and nurses scored high in the knowledge section of the survey, but nurses had statistically significant higher practice scores than radiographers (p = 0.014). CT radiographers who had an IPC team in their workplace or worked in public hospitals, had statistically significant higher attitudes and practice scores. Age, education, and years of experience did not impact on KAP scores.ConclusionThe study found that radiographers and nurses had a good baseline knowledge of standard precautions. IPC teams and continued training is important to positively influence knowledge and attitudes of health professionals towards IPC practice. The KAP survey was a useful tool to assess the knowledge, attitudes, and practice on IPC of CT radiographers and nurses and identified areas for education, interventions, and leadership.

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