Voigt M, Schaumann R, Barre F, Mayr E, Lehmann W, Hawellek T, Kaba H E J, Wüstefeld S, Scheithauer S
Institute of Infection Control and Infectious Diseases, University Medicine Göttingen, Georg August University Göttingen, Germany.
Health Department for the City and the District of Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany.
Infect Prev Pract. 2022 Aug 1;4(4):100237. doi: 10.1016/j.infpip.2022.100237. eCollection 2022 Dec.
Healthcare-associated infections are a major burden for hospitals, leading to morbidity and mortality and unnecessary medical costs. They can probably be reduced through what is known as patient empowerment. This study aims to address the question of whether patients are interested in receiving infection prevention and control information.
Patients were asked in structured interviews whether they would like more information on infection prevention and control. Inclusion criteria comprised 2 groups of patients. Group 1 were patients undergoing elective total endoprosthesis (TEP) and Group 2 were patients tested positive for meticillin-resistant (MRSA).
The response rate was 38.4 % (163/425 patients). Approximately 75 % of the patients were interested in information on infection prevention and control. The topics of interest differed between the two patient groups: MRSA patients had a higher need for infection prevention and control information. TEP patients showed a high acceptance of antiseptic body wash and a willingness to pay for it themselves. Information given to patients should be group-specific and timely.
Our data suggest a lack of information on infection prevention and control among patients and underline the importance of patient empowerment. The willingness of patients to pay personally for antiseptic wash should be assessed further.
医疗保健相关感染是医院的一项主要负担，会导致发病、死亡以及产生不必要的医疗费用。通过所谓的患者赋权或许可以减少这类感染。本研究旨在探讨患者是否有兴趣获取感染预防与控制信息这一问题。
通过结构化访谈询问患者是否希望获得更多关于感染预防与控制的信息。纳入标准包括两组患者。第一组是接受择期全关节置换术（TEP）的患者，第二组是耐甲氧西林金黄色葡萄球菌（MRSA）检测呈阳性的患者。
应答率为38.4%（425名患者中的163名）。约75%的患者对感染预防与控制信息感兴趣。两组患者感兴趣的主题有所不同：MRSA患者对感染预防与控制信息的需求更高。TEP患者对抗菌沐浴露接受度高，并愿意自行付费购买。向患者提供的信息应具有针对性且及时。
我们的数据表明患者缺乏感染预防与控制方面的信息，并强调了患者赋权的重要性。应进一步评估患者自行支付抗菌沐浴露费用的意愿。
