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Table 3 Answers given by healthcare workers stratified by qualification

From: Delivery of written and verbal information on healthcare-associated infections to patients: opinions and attitudes of a sample of healthcare workers

Question

Question asked to the healthcare workers

Physicians (n = 79)

Nurses (n = 124)

Nursing assistants (n = 85)

p

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)

  1. Q5: multiple response question
  2. aQuestions asked only to HCWs who declared that any informational material was delivered to inpatients in the hospital where they were working (36 physicians, 76 nurses and 44nursing assistants)