Knowledge and attitudes of healthcare workers in Chinese intensive care units regarding 2009 H1N1 influenza pandemic

BMC Infectious Diseases

Research Article

Xiangyuan Cao¹  Yuan Xu²  Li Jiang³  Tiehe Qin⁴  Zhenyang He⁵  Zhenjie Hu⁶  Bin Du⁷  Youzhong An⁸  Dawei Wu⁹  Erzhen Chen^1,10  Lihua Zhou^1,11  Xiaochun Ma^1,12  Jiandong Lin^1,13  Chuanyun Qian^1,14  Rongqing Sun^1,15  Fachun Zhou^1,16  Yushan Wang^1,17  Yuhang Ai^1,18  Xijing Zhang^1,19  Renhua Sun^2,20 

[1] Affiliated Hospital of Ningxia Medical University, Yinchuan, P.R. China;Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, P.R. China;Fuxing Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, P.R. China;Guangdong General Hospital, Guangzhou, P.R. China;Hainan Provincial People's Hospital, Haikou, P.R. China;Hebei Medical University Fourth Hospital, Shijiazhuang, P.R. China;Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Beijing, P.R. China;Peking University People's Hospital, Beijing, P.R. China;Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, P.R. China;Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai, P.R. China;The Affiliated Hospital of Inner Mongolia Medical College, Huhhot, P.R. China;The First Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, P.R. China;The First Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, P.R. China;The First Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical College, Kunming, P.R. China;The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, P.R. China;The First Affiliated Hospital, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, P.R. China;The Second Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, P.R. China;Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, P.R. China;Xijing Hospital, Xi'an, P.R. China;Zhejiang Provincial People's Hospital, Hangzhou, P.R. China;

关键词: Influenza;    Influenza Vaccination;    Influenza Pandemic;    H1N1 Influenza;    Infection Control Measure;   

DOI  :  10.1186/1471-2334-11-24

 received in 2010-11-08, accepted in 2011-01-25,  发布年份 2011

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

BackgroundTo describe the knowledge and attitudes of critical care clinicians during the 2009 H1N1 influenza pandemic.MethodsA survey conducted in 21 intensive care units in 17 provinces in China.ResultsOut of 733 questionnaires distributed, 695 were completed. Three hundred and fifty-six respondents (51.2%) reported their experience of caring for H1N1 patients. Despite the fact that 88.5% of all respondents ultimately finished an H1N1 training program, only 41.9% admitted that they had the knowledge of 2009 H1N1 influenza. A total of 572 respondents (82.3%) expressed willingness to care for H1N1 patients. Independent variables associated with increasing likelihood to care for patients in the logistic regression analysis were physicians or nurses rather than other professionals (odds ratio 4.056 and 3.235, p = 0.002 and 0.007, respectively), knowledge training prior to patient care (odds ratio 1.531, p = 0.044), and the confidence to know how to protect themselves and their patients (odds ratio 2.109, p = 0.001).ConclusionCritical care clinicians reported poor knowledge of H1N1 influenza, even though most finished a relevant knowledge training program. Implementation of appropriate education program might improve compliance to infection control measures, and willingness to work in a pandemic.

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