Question | Question asked to the healthcare workers | Physicians (n = 79) | Nurses (n = 124) | Nursing assistants (n = 85) | p |
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Q1 | Do you know whether any WRITTEN information on Healthcare-Associated Infections is distributed to all inpatients at admission? | ||||
- Yes | 36 (45.6) | 76 (61.3) | 44 (51.8) | 0.08 | |
- No | 43 (54.4) | 48 (38.7) | 41 (48.2) | ||
If yes: | |||||
Q5 | ▪ Who usually delivers informational material on Healthcare-Associated Infections to inpatients?a | ||||
- physicians | 0 (−) | 0 (−) | 0 (−) | - | |
- nurses | 34 (97.1) | 70 (93.3) | 41 (97.6) | 0.60 | |
- nursing assistants | 0 (−) | 9 (12.0) | 10 (23.8) | 0.004 | |
Q11 | ▪ Have you ever delivered it to your inpatients?a | ||||
- never/sometimes | 36 (100.0) | 35 (46.0) | 43 (97.7) | <0.001 | |
- usually/always | 0 (0.0) | 41 (54.0) | 1 (2.3) | ||
Q7 | If inpatients receive any verbal information on Healthcare-Associated Infections in the ward you are working in, who usually gives it? | ||||
- physicians | 40 (74.1) | 48 (55.8) | 56 (82.4) | 0.001 | |
- nurses | 52 (96.3) | 84 (97.7) | 68 (97.1) | 0.88 | |
-nursing assistants | 12 (22.6) | 32 (37.2) | 36 (51.4) | 0.005 | |
Q12 | Have you ever given verbal information on healthcare workers to your inpatients? | ||||
- never/sometimes | 59 (74.7) | 83 (66.9) | 62 (72.9) | 0.44 | |
- usually/always | 20 (25.3) | 41 (33.1) | 23 (27.1) | ||
Q9 | Have you ever been asked for information on Healthcare-Associated Infections by a patient? | ||||
- never/sometimes | 76 (96.2) | 113 (91.1) | 81 (95.3) | 0.32 | |
- usually/always | 3 (3.8) | 11 (8.9) | 4 (4.7) | ||
Q10 | In your opinion, which patients should receive information on the measures to prevent Healthcare-Associated Infections? | ||||
- Any inpatient | 44 (55.7) | 90 (72.6) | 63 (74.1) | 0.01 | |
- Only the inpatients at an increased risk of acquiring a healthcare-associated infection | 4 (5.1) | 1 (0.8) | 0 (−) | ||
- Only the patients who are infected | 2 (2.5) | 0 (−) | 1 (1.2) | ||
- Healthcare professionals should determine whether to give the information to the patient on a case by case basis | 29 (36.7) | 33 (26.6) | 21 (24.7) |