Geriatric Research, Education and Clinical Center, Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center, Cleveland, OH; Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH.
Am J Infect Control. 2023 Nov;51(11S):A107-A113. doi: 10.1016/j.ajic.2023.03.008.
In recent years there has been increasing interest in the empowerment of patients to serve as partners in efforts to prevent healthcare-associated infections. However, patients often have limited awareness of the risk for acquisition and dissemination of healthcare-associated pathogens and have received limited information on how they might participate in infection prevention efforts. This review highlights some of the areas where patient empowerment initiatives in infection control and antimicrobial stewardship may be useful and reviews available evidence that such initiatives can be beneficial. Although patients are the primary focus of these initiatives, inclusion of family members should be considered in many situations because they often play a major role in healthcare decision-making.
近年来，人们越来越关注增强患者的能力，使其成为预防医疗机构相关感染工作的合作伙伴。然而，患者通常对获得和传播医疗机构相关病原体的风险认识有限，并且获得的有关如何参与感染预防工作的信息也有限。本综述重点介绍了感染控制和抗菌药物管理中患者赋权举措可能有用的一些领域，并回顾了这些举措有益的现有证据。尽管患者是这些举措的主要关注点，但在许多情况下，应考虑将家庭成员纳入其中，因为他们在医疗保健决策中经常发挥重要作用。
