Compliance and barriers to the use of infection prevention and control measures among health care workers during COVID‐19 pandemic in Qatar: A national survey
<h3>Aim</h3> <p>To assess health care workers' compliance with infection prevention and control measures in different health care sectors in Qatar during COVID-19 pandemic.</p> <h3>Background</h3> <p>Being the first line of defence against COVID-19 infe...
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2021
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| الملخص: | <h3>Aim</h3> <p>To assess health care workers' compliance with infection prevention and control measures in different health care sectors in Qatar during COVID-19 pandemic.</p> <h3>Background</h3> <p>Being the first line of defence against COVID-19 infection, health care workers are particularly at increased risk of getting infected. Compliance with infection prevention and control measures is essential for their safety and the safety of patients.</p> <h3>Methods</h3> <p>A web-based national survey was conducted between November 2020 and January 2021 targeting all health care workers in governmental, semi-governmental and private health care sectors.</p> <h3>Results</h3> <p>Of 1,757 health care workers, 49.9% were between 30 and 39 years of age; the majority (47.5%) were nurses. Participants reported a significant increase in the median self-rated compliance scores during the pandemic compared with before it (<em>p</em> < .001). During the pandemic, 49.7% of health care workers were fully compliant with personal protective equipment (PPE) use; 83.1% were fully compliant with hand hygiene. Overall, 44.1% were fully compliant with infection prevention and control measures (PPE and hand hygiene). Nationality, health sector, profession and frequency of interactions with suspected or confirmed COVID-19 cases were significantly associated with compliance with overall infection prevention and control measures. The most reported barriers were work overload and shortages of PPE and handwashing agents.</p> <h3>Conclusions</h3> <p>Compliance of health care workers with infection prevention and control measures needs further improvement.</p> <h3>Implications for Nursing Management</h3> <p>Frequent quality checks, provision of adequate supplies and behaviour change interventions are recommended strategies for hospital and nursing administrators to improve health care workers' compliance.</p> <h2>Other Information</h2> <p>Published in: Journal of Nursing Management<br> License: <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/" target="_blank">http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/</a><br> See article on publisher's website: <a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jonm.13440" target="_blank">http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jonm.13440</a></p> |
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