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Development of the Questionnaire on Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice, and Experience Regarding Infection Prevention and Control Among Environmental Service Workers

64 Pages Posted: 1 Jul 2022

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Xiaohang Chen

Wuhan University - Institute of Hepatobiliary Diseases

Pan Zhang

Wuhan University - Department of Gastroenterology

Ruhan Zhang

Wuhan University - Department of Critical Care Medicine

Shuting Li

Wuhan University - Department of Endocrinology

Rui Cao

Wuhan University - Department of Nursing

Fen Hu

Wuhan University - Department of Nursing

Yinghui Jin

Wuhan University - Center for Evidence-Based and Translational Medicine

Likai Lin

Wuhan University - Institute of Hospital Mangament

Lin Cai

Wuhan University - Department of Orthopedics

Bilong Feng

Wuhan University - Department of Nursing

Chunhua Zhang

Wuhan University - Department of Nursing

Xinghuan Wang

Wuhan University - Department of Urology; Wuhan University - Center for Evidence-Based and Translational Medicine; Wuhan University - Medical Research Institute

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Abstract

Background: Environmental service workers are the critical first line of defence against health care-associated infections. It is important to understand the knowledge, attitudes, practice, and experience regarding infection prevention and control for environmental service workers. However, a knowledge, attitudes, practice, and experience questionnaire evaluation tool regarding infection prevention and control for environmental service workers has not been designed.

Methods: We performed two rounds of the Delphi technique and one round of a pilot survey.

Findings: Two Delphi rounds were completed by 15 eligible experts (48.07 ± 7.98 y). Over half the experts were postgraduates (53.33%, n = 8) or worked as clinical staff or infection prevention and control staff (60%, n = 9). Regarding the revised questionnaire, the expert panellists’ ratings of each item met the criteria (correlation value Kendall's W = 0.221/0.096; importance value Kendall's W = 0.221/0.101, P < 0.05). Pilot survey with 1176 ESWs, all items had good reliability and validity, as shown by Cronbach's α =0.967 and S-CVI/Ave = 0.989. The questionnaire comprised 49 items across four subscales.

Interpretation: The study findings will provide a tool for future national investigations of the current infection prevention and control situation among environmental service workers.

Funding Information: This research did not receive any specific grant from funding agencies in the public, commercial, or not-for-profit sectors.

Declaration of Interests: We declare that we have no conflict of interest.

Ethics Approval Statement: The study obtained the approval of the Institutional Review Board of Wuhan University (NO: 2021119). Written informed consent was obtained from each recruited patient before the questionnaire survey was administered.

Keywords: Infection prevention and control, Environmental service worker, Knowledge, Attitude, Practice, and Experience, Delphi method

Suggested Citation

Chen, Xiaohang and Zhang, Pan and Zhang, Ruhan and Li, Shuting and Cao, Rui and Hu, Fen and Jin, Yinghui and Lin, Likai and Cai, Lin and Feng, Bilong and Zhang, Chunhua and Wang, Xinghuan and Wang, Xinghuan, Development of the Questionnaire on Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice, and Experience Regarding Infection Prevention and Control Among Environmental Service Workers. Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=4151515 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.4151515

Xiaohang Chen

Wuhan University - Institute of Hepatobiliary Diseases ( email )

Pan Zhang

Wuhan University - Department of Gastroenterology ( email )

Ruhan Zhang

Wuhan University - Department of Critical Care Medicine ( email )

Shuting Li

Wuhan University - Department of Endocrinology ( email )

Rui Cao

Wuhan University - Department of Nursing ( email )

Fen Hu

Wuhan University - Department of Nursing ( email )

Yinghui Jin

Wuhan University - Center for Evidence-Based and Translational Medicine ( email )

Likai Lin

Wuhan University - Institute of Hospital Mangament ( email )

Lin Cai

Wuhan University - Department of Orthopedics ( email )

Wuhan, 430071
China
+862767813073 (Phone)

Bilong Feng

Wuhan University - Department of Nursing ( email )

Chunhua Zhang

Wuhan University - Department of Nursing ( email )

Xinghuan Wang (Contact Author)

Wuhan University - Department of Urology ( email )

China

Wuhan University - Center for Evidence-Based and Translational Medicine ( email )

China

Wuhan University - Medical Research Institute ( email )

Wuhan
China