Effectiveness of the Knowledge and Practices for Infection Transmission Prevention Promotion Program Among Relatives of Patients in Medical Wards
Keywords:
Program, Knowledge, Practices, Infection transmission prevention, Relatives of patientsAbstract
Hospital-associated infections (HAI) can result in severe illness and death. Relatives of patients, as the persons who are involved with taking care of patients closely, can be exposed to and transmit microorganisms in hospitals. This quasi-experimental research aimed to examine the effectiveness of the knowledge and practices gained through the infection transmission prevention promotion (KPITPP) program among relatives of patients in medical wards. The participants consisted of 50 relatives of patients undergoing treatment in medical wards in a tertiary hospital. The participants were divided into two groups which consisted of 25 each in an experimental group and a control group. The research instruments included the KPITPP program, a demographic data questionnaire, a knowledge test, and an infection transmission prevention practice questionnaire. The content validity indices of the knowledge test and the infection transmission prevention practice questionnaire were .95 and .95, respectively. The reliabilities of the knowledge test and the infection transmission prevention practice questionnaire were .81 and .80, respectively. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, Wilcoxon signed-rank test, Mann-Whitney U test, Chi-square test, and Fisher’s exact test.
The results of the study revealed that after implementing the program, the experimental group’s median knowledge score increased significantly from 25.00 to 28.00 out of 30.00 points (p < .001) which was significantly higher than the control group with a median knowledge score of 25.00 points (p = .001). The experimental group’s median practice scores for infection transmission prevention increased significantly from 51.00 to 63.00 out of 75.00 points (p < .001) which was significantly higher than the control group with a median practice score of 53.00 points (p < .001).
The results showed that the KPITPP program could improve knowledge and transmission prevention practices among relatives of patients and should be implemented to promote knowledge and practice of infection transmission prevention in other wards.
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