Questions | Question asked to the healthcare workers | Hospital A (n = 56) | Hospital B (n = 73) | Hospital C (n = 89) | Hospital D (n = 70) | 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 | 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) |