J Korean Acad Nurs Adm.  2023 Jan;29(1):55-64. 10.11111/jkana.2023.29.1.55.

Influences of Prevention Knowledge Regarding Catheter-associated Urinary Tract Infection (CAUTI), Workplace Learning, and Recognition of Infection Control Organization Culture on the Prevention Performance of CAUTI among Long-term Care Hospitals Nurses

• Choi SA
• Woo CH
• Park JA
• Jun SH
• Choi MJ

• KMID: 2540635
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.11111/jkana.2023.29.1.55

Abstract

Purpose
This study aimed to investigate factors affecting prevention performance of catheter-associated urinary tract infection (CAUTI) among long-term care hospital nurses.
Methods
The participants were 162 nurses in 11 long-term care hospitals. Data were collected from May 21 to June 4, 2021, using structured questionnaires. The collected data were analyzed with an independent t-test, Mann-Whitney U test, a one-way ANOVA, Pearson’s correlation, and multiple regression analysis. All analyses were performed using SPSS/WIN 26.0.
Results
The factors influencing the prevention performance of CAUTI were formal learning (β=.22, p=.003) and prevention knowledge on CAUTI (β=.17, p=.029). These variables explained 13% of the prevention performance of CAUTI.
Conclusion
In this study, it is necessary for long-term care hospitals to develop infection prevention educational programs for CAUTI based on nursing evidence and ensure that nurses apply the knowledge obtained through these educational programs.

Keyword

Urinary tract infections; Infection control; Cross infections; Long-term care