Weeramanthri T, Beresford W, Sathianathan V
Menzies School of Health Research, Casuarina (Darwin), Northern Territory.
Aust Clin Rev. 1993;13(4):185-9.
The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of an educational intervention on the knowledge and behaviour of hospital staff pertaining to death certification. A questionnaire was administered, and certification error assessed both before and after written educational material was provided. Although the response rate to the questionnaire was disappointing (19.1%), the findings revealed a poor baseline understanding of the subject that improved after reading the educational material. Certification error fell from a baseline of 22.4 to 15.1% 2 months later, although the magnitude of the fall was not statistically significant. It was concluded that a simple questionnaire used in conjunction with educational material can focus attention on potential knowledge gaps relating to death certification. However, the educational effort needs to be sustained and linked to outcome assessment of certification performance in the institution.
本研究的目的是评估一项教育干预措施对医院工作人员在死亡证明方面的知识和行为的影响。在提供书面教育材料之前和之后，均进行了问卷调查，并对证明错误情况进行了评估。尽管问卷的回复率令人失望（19.1%），但研究结果显示，工作人员对该主题的基线理解较差，在阅读教育材料后有所改善。2个月后，证明错误率从基线的22.4%降至15.1%，尽管下降幅度无统计学意义。研究得出结论，结合教育材料使用简单的问卷可以使人们关注与死亡证明相关的潜在知识差距。然而，教育工作需要持续进行，并与机构内证明工作表现的结果评估相联系。
