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Knowledge, Attitudes and Compliance Regarding Infection Preventive Behaviors for MERS among Staff in Long-term Care Hospitals

요양병원 종사자의 메르스에 대한 지식, 태도 및 감염예방행위 관계

  • Received : 2018.03.13
  • Accepted : 2018.06.01
  • Published : 2018.06.30
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Abstract

This study was conducted to identify the relationship between knowledge, attitude, and compliance regarding infection preventive behaviors among long-term care hospital staff during a Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) epidemic. The subjects were 211 staff members of a long-term care hospital in J province evaluated using a structured survey. Data were collected between June 15 and July 15, 2015 and analyzed using SPSS/WIN 24.0 based on an independent t-test, ANOVA, and Welch test, while post-hoc tests were conducted using the Scheffe test and the Grames-Hawell test. The MERS knowledge score of the staff at the long-term care hospital was high for nurses and nurse aids, who had experienced infection management when they received influenza vaccine in the previous year and were provided with easy access to hand sanitizers. Attitude towards MERS was more positive for nurses than nurse aids and caregivers. The degree of execution of infection preventive behaviors in terms of daily activity was high when influenza shots were received in the prior year; in terms of caring for patients, it was high when influenza shots were received in the previous year and they had easy access to hand sanitizers. The relationship between knowledge, attitude, and infection preventive behavior regarding MERS was such that high knowledge and positive attitude led to a higher degree of execution of infection preventive behavior. Therefore, during periods of high prevalence of newly infectious diseases such as MERS, it is important for the long-term care hospitals to conduct infection management education including the characteristics of the MERS disease, its transmission, and its prevention to enhance knowledge regarding MERS and induce positive change in attitude to improve the level of infection preventive behaviors.

본 연구는 메르스 대유행시 요양병원 종사자의 메르스에 대한 지식, 태도 및 감염예방행위 실천도와의 관계를 파악하기 위하여 시도되었다. 연구대상자는 J도 소재 요양병원 종사자 211명으로 구조화된 설문지를 이용하였으며, 자료수집기간은 2015년 6월 15일부터 7월 15일까지였다. 자료 분석은 SPSS/WIN 24.0을 이용하여 independent t-test, ANOVA, Welch test로 분석하였고, 사후 검정은 scheff test, Grames-hawell test 방법으로 시행하였다. 요양병원 종사자의 메르스에 대한 지식점수는 간호사와 간호조무사, 감염관리 교육경험이 있는 경우, 지난 해 인플루엔자 예방접종을 한 경우, 손소독제 사용이 용이한 경우에 높았으며, 메르스에 대한 태도는 간호사가 간호조무사와 간병인보다 긍정적이었다. 메르스 감염예방행위 실천도는 일상생활에서는 지난 해 인플루엔자 예방접종을 한 경우, 환자 간호 시에는 지난 해 인플루엔자 예방접종을 한 경우, 손소독제 사용이 용이한 경우에 높았다. 요양병원 종사자의 메르스에 관한 지식, 태도 및 감염예방행위 실천도와의 관계는 지식이 높고, 태도가 긍정적일수록 감염예방행위 실천도가 높게 나타났다. 이에 메르스와 같은 신종감염병이 유행할 때, 요양병원에서는 메르스 질병 특성 및 전파, 예방법이 포함된 감염관리 교육을 실시해 메르스에 대한 지식수준을 높이고, 태도를 긍정적으로 유도하여, 감염예방행위 실천도를 향상시킬 필요가 있을 것이다.

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