College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK.
J Hosp Infect. 2013 Jul;84(3):242-4. doi: 10.1016/j.jhin.2013.04.003. Epub 2013 Jun 10.
This study aims to identify current stethoscope hygiene habits and attitudes in a UK medical school setting. Students completed a questionnaire using Likert-scale questions and free-text answers. A total of 308 questionnaires were completed from a potential 750 students (41%); 22.4% of respondents had never cleaned their stethoscope and only 3.9% cleaned their stethoscope after every patient. Significant correlations were identified between cleaning frequency and: others acting as role models (P = 0.001), students having confidence in how to clean stethoscopes (P = 0.001), and students thinking cleaning was important (P = 0.01), thereby highlighting inadequate education and role models as potential problems.
本研究旨在确定英国医学院校中听诊器卫生习惯和态度现状。学生们通过李克特量表问题和自由文本回答完成了一份问卷。在 750 名潜在学生中，共有 308 名学生（41%）完成了问卷；22.4%的受访者从未清洁过听诊器，只有 3.9%的受访者在为每位患者听诊后清洁听诊器。清洁频率与以下因素呈显著相关：他人充当榜样（P=0.001）、学生对如何清洁听诊器有信心（P=0.001）、学生认为清洁很重要（P=0.01），这突出表明教育和榜样不足可能是潜在问题。
