Skip to main content

Table 2 Answers given by healthcare workers stratified by hospital

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

Questions

Question asked to the healthcare workers

Hospital A (n = 56)

Hospital B (n = 73)

Hospital C (n = 89)

Hospital D (n = 70)

p

Q1

Do you know whether any WRITTEN information on Healthcare-Associated Infections is distributed to all inpatients at admission?

- Yes

37 (66.1)

51 (69.9)

68 (76.4)

0 (−)

<0.001

- No

19 (33.9)

22 (30.1)

21 (23.6)

70 (100)

If yes:

Q2

▪ What kind of informational material is distributed in this hospital?

- an informational leaflet

0 (−)

50 (98.0)

68 (100.0)

--

<0.001

- an admission guidebook

37 (100.0)

1 (2.0)

0 (−)

--

Q3

▪ Is written informational material on Healthcare-Associated Infection available in the ward in which you work?

- Yes

35 (94.6)

51 (100.0)

68 (100.0)

--

0.06

- No

2 (5.4)

0 (−)

0 (−)

--

Q4

▪ Is written informational material distributed to any inpatient able to read it at admission?

- Yes

28 (75.7)

32 (62.7)

68 (100.0)

--

<0.001

- No

8 (21.6)

18 (35.3)

0 (−)

--

- I don’t remember

1 (2.7)

1 (2.0)

0 (−)

--

Q5

▪ Who usually delivers informational material on Healthcare-Associated Infections to inpatients?

-physicians

0 (−)

0 (−)

0 (−)

--

-

-nurses

35 (97.2)

48 (100.0)

62 (91.2)

--

0.06

- nursing assistants

8 (22.2)

3 (6.3)

8 (11.8)

--

0.10

Q6

Do you know whether inpatients receive any VERBAL information on Healthcare-Associated Infections in the ward in which you work?

- Yes

41 (73.2)

64 (87.7)

70 (78.7)

35 (50.0)

<0.001

- No

15 (26.8)

9 (12.3)

19 (21.3)

35 (50.0)

Q7

If yes, who usually gives verbal information on HAIs to inpatients?

- physicians

24 (58.5)

48 (75.0)

48 (70.6)

24 (68.6)

0.35

- nurses

41 (100.0)

63 (98.4)

67 (95.7)

33 (94.3)

0.40

- nursing assistants

7 (17.1)

10 (15.6)

39 (56.5)

24 (68.6)

<0.001

Q8

Do you know whether the patients’ relatives also receive any verbal information on Healthcare-Associated Infection in the ward in which you work?

- Yes

23 (41.1)

41 (60.3)

55 (78.6)

16 (44.4)

<0.001

- No

14 (25.0)

3 (4.4)

6 (8.6)

1 (2.8)

- only when the patient cannot read or understand information

13 (23.2)

5 (7.4)

6 (8.6)

10 (27.8)

- only when the patients has acquired an infection

6 (10.7)

19 (27.9)

3 (4.2)

9 (25.0)

Q9

Have you ever been asked for information on Healthcare-Associated Infections by a patient?

- Never/sometimes

55 (98.2)

70 (95.9)

78 (87.6)

67 (95.7)

0.06

- Usually/always

1 (1.8)

3 (4.1)

11 (12.4)

3 (4.3)

Q10

In your opinion, which patients should receive information on the measures to prevent Healthcare-Associated Infections?

- Any inpatient

41 (73.2)

43 (58.9)

64 (71.9)

49 (70.0)

0.51

- Only the inpatients at an increased risk of acquiring a healthcare-associated infection

0 (−)

2 (2.7)

1 (1.1)

2 (2.9)

- Only the patients who are infected

0 (−)

1 (1.4)

2 (2.3)

0 (−)

- Healthcare professionals should determine whether to give information to the patients on a case-by-case basis

15 (26.8)

27 (37.0)

22 (24.7)

19 (27.1)