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2570100

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
1989-10-3
pubmed:abstractText
In infection control, ward practices often need alteration, as in Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong, when a policy was introduced to discontinue the recapping of needles among nurses. Nine randomly selected wards were divided into three groups (A, B and C) of 3 wards each. From an initial survey, nurses were divided into those who agreed with the discontinuation (the 'agreeables') and those who did not (the 'non-agreeables'). Methods used to introduce the policy included a simple announcement through the nursing hierarchy in group A (control), a passive method (posters and pamphlets) was added in group B and both passive and active methods (in-service lectures) were used in group C. Five weeks later, behavioural change was assessed by another survey and by an unannounced direct needle-count. Only 21% of the nurses changed their practice by simple announcement. For the 'agreeables', 85% changed by the passive method and no further improvement was observed when the active method was added. However, 83% of the 'non-agreeables' changed their practice when the active method was used while the passive method alone changed only 21%. Six months later, a third survey indicated that when the active method was included the change persisted at over 85%, while a 36% change was noted for the 'agreeables' who were only exposed to the passive method.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jul
pubmed:issn
0195-6701
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
14
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
29-37
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1989
pubmed:articleTitle
The role of communication in the alteration of patient-care practices in hospital--a prospective study.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Microbiology, University of Hong Kong.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Clinical Trial, Randomized Controlled Trial, Controlled Clinical Trial