J Korean Clin Nurs Res.  2019 Dec;25(3):303-313. 10.22650/JKCNR.2019.25.3.303.

Factors Influencing the Infection Control Performance of Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infection of Nurses in Hospitals

• Choi EY
• Song MS

• KMID: 2470645
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.22650/JKCNR.2019.25.3.303

Abstract

PURPOSE
The purpose of this study was to examine nurses' knowledge, health beliefs, and performance regarding the infection control of catheter-associated urinary tract infection (CAUTI) and to identify factors affecting their infection control performance of the CAUTI.
METHODS
The subjects were 166 nurses at three hospitals with less than 300 beds in urban areas.Data were collected using structured questionnaires about knowledge, health beliefs, and performance regarding the infection control of the CAUTI. Statistical analysis included t-test, ANOVA, Pearson's Correlation Coefficients, Multiple regression analysis.
RESULTS
The factors affecting the infection control performance of CAUTI were knowledge (β=.18, p=.010), perceived seriousness (β=.25, p=.001), perceived barriers (β=.41, p<.001), and cues to action (β=.15, p=.030), and these factors explained 28.7% of the variance for the infection control performance of the CAUTI.
CONCLUSION
In this study, higher levels of knowledge, perceived seriousness and, cues to action, and lower perceived barriers resulted in a corresponding higher performance in the infection control of CAUTI. Based on these findings, providing intervention programs enhancing the health beliefs of nurses is necessary to ensure their infection control performance of the CAUTI.

Keyword

Urinary Tract Infections; Knowledge; Performance

MeSH Terms

Cues
Infection Control*
Urinary Tract Infections*
Urinary Tract*