日本新冠疫情早期参与照护老年人的护理人员的知识、态度和实践调查。
Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices Survey among Nursing Care Workers Involved in Caring for Older Adults during the Early Stage of the COVID-19 Pandemic in Japan.
机构信息
Laboratory of Pharmacy Practice, Center for Education and Research on Clinical Pharmacy, Showa Pharmaceutical University, Tokyo 194-8543, Japan.
Department of Medical Innovation, Nagoya City University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya 467-8601, Japan.
出版信息
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2022 Oct 11;19(20):12993. doi: 10.3390/ijerph192012993.
BACKGROUND
As Japan undergoes population aging, nursing care workers play an important role in supporting older adults in the community, which has been particularly critical during COVID-19 pandemic. However, the knowledge, attitudes, and practices (KAP) among nursing care workers regarding COVID-19 have not been fully elucidated.
METHODS
A self-administered questionnaire survey was conducted in June 2020 among 481 nursing care workers in the nursing care facilities in Aichi, Japan. We assessed COVID-19-related KAP scores of nursing care workers, and compared them by age, sex, and years of experience.
RESULTS
A total of 481 nursing care workers responded to the survey. Out of a maximum of 10 points, the mean (standard deviations) knowledge, attitude, and practice scores were 6.86 (1.45), 7.11 (1.42), and 7.40 (1.89), respectively. Comparisons between the KAP scores revealed significantly higher knowledge scores among older workers ( < 0.001) and significantly higher knowledge scores ( = 0.002) and practice scores ( = 0.033) among workers with more than 20 years of working experience.
CONCLUSIONS
The findings revealed that older age and a longer duration of experience were associated with higher COVID-19-related knowledge and practice scores. To better support older adults, it is essential to improve the education system for care workers and to provide environments for delivering necessary information rapidly.
背景
随着日本人口老龄化，护理人员在社区中为老年人提供支持方面发挥着重要作用，这在 COVID-19 大流行期间尤为关键。然而，护理人员对 COVID-19 的知识、态度和实践（KAP）尚未得到充分阐明。
方法
2020 年 6 月，在日本爱知县的护理机构中，对 481 名护理人员进行了一项自我管理的问卷调查。我们评估了护理人员与 COVID-19 相关的 KAP 评分，并按年龄、性别和工作年限进行了比较。
结果
共有 481 名护理人员对调查做出了回应。在 10 分制中，知识、态度和实践的平均（标准差）得分分别为 6.86（1.45）、7.11（1.42）和 7.40（1.89）。KAP 评分的比较显示，年龄较大的工人知识得分明显更高（<0.001），工作经验超过 20 年的工人知识得分（=0.002）和实践得分（=0.033）明显更高。
结论
研究结果表明，年龄较大和工作经验较长与 COVID-19 相关的知识和实践得分较高有关。为了更好地支持老年人，必须改善护理人员的教育系统，并提供快速传递必要信息的环境。
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