Manipal College of Nursing, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, India.
Department of Microbiology, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, India.
J Adv Nurs. 2021 Feb;77(2):1062-1069. doi: 10.1111/jan.14658. Epub 2020 Nov 22.
The overall aim of the study is to develop a module for the structure, staffing, job responsibilities, training and workflow for the hospital Infection Control Department.
An exploratory research design in two phases. Phase 1: Hospital based exploratory survey design. Phase 2: Delphi technique with Focus Group Discussion.
Data will be collected through interviewing Infection Control Nurses (ICNs) or infection control in-charge using Infection Prevention and Control Assessment Framework (IPCAF) released by World Health Organization (WHO) in the first phase and Delphi technique in the second phase to determine the problems and solutions for the concerns pertaining to the ICNs. The study is funded by Indian Council of Medical Research from 15 October 2019 for 3 years duration.
Healthcare Associated Infection (HAI) affects the care quality of millions of people around the globe. Many researchers have explored the evidence for causes and measures to contain infection. However, there are hardly few researches from the perspective to structure, staffing pattern and factors affecting ICNs. As staffing is considered as a vital component in infection prevention, there is a necessity for optimization to reduce the global burden related to HAI.
This protocol on Structure, staffing, and factors affecting ICN will provide insight into developing strategy, policy or educational module for the ICNs across the country.
The trial is registered with Central Trial Registry of India (CTRI) with reference ID: CTRI/2020/07/026286.
本研究的总体目标是为医院感染控制部门的结构、人员配备、工作职责、培训和工作流程开发一个模块。
分两个阶段进行的探索性研究设计。第 1 阶段：基于医院的探索性调查设计。第 2 阶段：德尔菲技术与焦点小组讨论。
第 1 阶段将通过使用世界卫生组织（WHO）发布的感染预防和控制评估框架（IPCAF），通过访谈感染控制护士（ICNs）或感染控制负责人收集数据。第 2 阶段将使用德尔菲技术确定与 ICN 相关的问题和解决方案。本研究由印度医学研究理事会于 2019 年 10 月 15 日资助，为期 3 年。
医疗保健相关感染（HAI）影响着全球数百万人的护理质量。许多研究人员已经探索了感染原因和控制措施的证据。然而，从结构、人员配备模式和影响 ICN 的因素的角度进行研究的却很少。由于人员配备被认为是预防感染的重要组成部分，因此有必要进行优化，以减轻与 HAI 相关的全球负担。
本关于 ICN 的结构、人员配备和影响因素的方案将为制定全国范围内的 ICN 战略、政策或教育模块提供深入了解。
该试验在印度中央试验注册处（CTRI）注册，注册号为 CTRI/2020/07/026286。
