Data | Data collection method | Data source(s) | Data collected | Data collection timepoint(s) |
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IDC usage rate and incidence of CAUTI | Online data collection tool | - Patient medical records – facility-wide across all four hospitals - Bedside observation - Infection control database | - Urinary catheter presence - Days catheter in situ - CAUTI rate | - Baseline - 4 months post-implementation commencement - 9 months post-implementation commencement |
Patient profile | Data extraction and then merge with data from point prevalence | - Electronic patient management systems | - Patient demographics including age, gender, weight, diagnosis, type of admission | - Baseline - 4 months post-implementation commencement - 9 months post-implementation commencement |
Clinician knowledge and competency | Online survey | - Clinicians (all nurses and medical officers invited from participating hospitals) | - Clinician competency - Clinician knowledge of CAUTI prevention - Perception of unit-based culture | - Baseline - 6 months post-implementation commencement |
Barriers and enablers to implementation | Focus group | - Clinicians (6–8 per facility) (all nurses and medical officers invited from participating hospitals) | - Perceived barriers and enablers to implementation | - 6 months post-implementation commencement |