College of Nursing, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju 52727, Republic of Korea.
College of Nursing, Institute of Health Sciences, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju 52727, Republic of Korea.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2023 Feb 12;20(4):3223. doi: 10.3390/ijerph20043223.
This study aimed to verify the level of COVID-19 infection control practices and the factors affecting the COVID-19 infection control practices of Korean nurses based on the health belief model. The participants were 143 nurses experienced in caring for COVID-19 patients in South Korea. Questionnaires were used to measure health beliefs, confidence in practice, knowledge of COVID-19, infection protection environment, and COVID-19 infection control practices. Data were analyzed by performing descriptive statistics, an independent t-test, one-way analysis of variance, the Mann-Whitney test and multiple regression analysis. The mean score for infection control practices related to COVID-19 was 4.76 on a 5-point scale where a higher score indicates superior infection control performance. Multiple regression analysis revealed that the factors that influenced COVID-19 infection control practices were gender, marital status, perceived susceptibility, and confidence in practice related to COVID-19. With COVID-19 approaching endemic and to prevent infectious diseases, it is necessary to emphasize perceived sensitivity by providing accurate information on the risk of infection rather than simply inducing infection control to be divided into individual activities. In addition, nurses' infection control practices should be implemented with confidence with the nurses themselves feeling the need for infection control and not being forced by the social atmosphere or the hospital.
本研究旨在基于健康信念模式验证韩国护士的 COVID-19 感染控制实践水平以及影响 COVID-19 感染控制实践的因素。参与者为韩国 143 名有 COVID-19 患者护理经验的护士。调查问卷用于测量健康信念、实践信心、COVID-19 知识、感染保护环境和 COVID-19 感染控制实践。通过描述性统计、独立 t 检验、单因素方差分析、Mann-Whitney 检验和多元回归分析进行数据分析。COVID-19 感染控制实践的平均得分为 5 分制的 4.76 分，得分越高表示感染控制性能越好。多元回归分析显示，影响 COVID-19 感染控制实践的因素包括性别、婚姻状况、感知易感性和 COVID-19 实践信心。随着 COVID-19 接近地方性流行并预防传染病，有必要通过提供有关感染风险的准确信息来强调感知敏感性，而不是简单地将感染控制分为个人活动。此外，护士的感染控制实践应该在护士自身感到需要感染控制的情况下实施，而不是受到社会氛围或医院的强迫。
