TY - JOUR
T1 - Prevention of healthcare associated infections
T2 - Medical and nursing students' knowledge in italy
AU - D'Alessandro, Daniela
AU - Agodi, Antonella
AU - Auxilia, Francesco
AU - Brusaferro, Silvio
AU - Calligaris, Laura
AU - Ferrante, Margherita
AU - Montagna, Maria Teresa
AU - Mura, Ida
AU - Napoli, Christian
AU - Pasquarella, Cesira
AU - Righi, Elena
AU - Rossini, Angelo
AU - Semeraro, Valentina
AU - Tardivo, Stefano
PY - 2014/2
Y1 - 2014/2
N2 - Background: The training of health workers is a key issue for the prevention of healthcare associated infections. Objectives: To evaluate knowledge of nursing and medical students concerning the prevention of healthcare associated infections. Design: A cross-sectional study. Setting: University hospitals in nine Italian cities. Participants: One thousand four hundred sixty one healthcare students (607 medical students and 854 nursing students). Methods: The study was performed using a questionnaire investigating 3 areas, each having different possible points: standard precautions=12; hand hygiene=8; healthcare associated infections=5, for an overall perfect score of 25. Scores that met a cutoff ≥. 17.5 were considered to be indicative of an acceptable level of knowledge. Factors associated with an acceptable level of knowledge were analyzed using a logistic regression model. Results: Mean overall score (±. SD) was 18.1. ±. 3.2. Nursing students (18.6. ±. 2.9) obtained a higher overall score than medical students (17.4. ±. 3.5) (p.
AB - Background: The training of health workers is a key issue for the prevention of healthcare associated infections. Objectives: To evaluate knowledge of nursing and medical students concerning the prevention of healthcare associated infections. Design: A cross-sectional study. Setting: University hospitals in nine Italian cities. Participants: One thousand four hundred sixty one healthcare students (607 medical students and 854 nursing students). Methods: The study was performed using a questionnaire investigating 3 areas, each having different possible points: standard precautions=12; hand hygiene=8; healthcare associated infections=5, for an overall perfect score of 25. Scores that met a cutoff ≥. 17.5 were considered to be indicative of an acceptable level of knowledge. Factors associated with an acceptable level of knowledge were analyzed using a logistic regression model. Results: Mean overall score (±. SD) was 18.1. ±. 3.2. Nursing students (18.6. ±. 2.9) obtained a higher overall score than medical students (17.4. ±. 3.5) (p.
KW - Hand hygiene
KW - Healthcare associated infections
KW - Italy
KW - Medical students
KW - Nursing students
KW - Standard precautions knowledge
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U2 - 10.1016/j.nedt.2013.05.005
DO - 10.1016/j.nedt.2013.05.005
M3 - Article
C2 - 23725909
AN - SCOPUS:84891343955
VL - 34
SP - 191
EP - 195
JO - Nurse Education Today
JF - Nurse Education Today
SN - 0260-6917
IS - 2
ER -