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Trial reportAmerican journal of infection control2017

Effects of a mixed media education intervention program on increasing knowledge, attitude, and compliance with standard precautions among nursing students: A randomized controlled trial.

Peng Xiong, Jun Zhang, Xiaohui Wang, Tat Leong Wu, Brian J Hall

Open access · bronzeAbstract readRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in American journal of infection control, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 24 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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24citing papers in PubMed, 3 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

24 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 78 citations in OpenAlex.

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  3. Hand Hygiene Teaching Strategies among Nursing Staff: A Systematic Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2019
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  6. Posters as a Tool to Improve Hand Hygiene among Health Science Students: Case-Control Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 3 institutions in 3 countries.

Peng XiongGlobal and Community Mental Health Research Group, Department of Psychology, The University of Macau, Taipa, Macau (SAR), People's Republic of China; HOPE School of Nursing, Wuhan University, Wuhan, People's Republic of China.
Jun ZhangHOPE School of Nursing, Wuhan University, Wuhan, People's Republic of China.
Xiaohui WangDepartment of Nursing, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, People's Republic of China.
Tat Leong WuGlobal and Community Mental Health Research Group, Department of Psychology, The University of Macau, Taipa, Macau (SAR), People's Republic of China.
Brian J HallGlobal and Community Mental Health Research Group, Department of Psychology, The University of Macau, Taipa, Macau (SAR), People's Republic of China; Department of Health, Behavior, and Society, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD. Electronic address: brianhall@umac.mo.
University of Macau · MOWuhan University · CNJohns Hopkins University · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundStandard precautions (SPs) are considered fundamental protective measures to manage health care-associated infections and to reduce occupational health hazards. This study intended to assess the effectiveness of a mixed media education intervention to enhance nursing students' knowledge, attitude, and compliance with SPs.

methodA randomized controlled trial with 84 nursing students was conducted in a teaching hospital in Hubei, China. The intervention group (n = 42) attended 3 biweekly mixed media education sessions, consisting of lectures, videos, role-play, and feedback with 15-20 minutes of individual online supervision and feedback sessions following each class. The control group learned the same material through self-directed readings. Pre- and posttest assessments of knowledge, attitudes, and compliance were assessed with the Knowledge with Standard Precautions Questionnaire, Attitude with Standard Precautions Scale, and the Compliance with Standard Precautions Scale, respectively. The Standard Bacterial Colony Index was used to assess handwashing effectiveness.

resultsAt 6-week follow-up, performance on the Knowledge with Standard Precautions Questionnaire, Attitude with Standard Precautions Scale, and Compliance with Standard Precautions Scale were significantly improved in the intervention group compared with the control group (P < .01). The hand hygiene standard in the intervention group (38 passed) outperformed the control group (23 passed) (P < .01).

conclusionsA mixed media education intervention is effective in improving knowledge, attitude, and compliance with SPs.

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Attitude of Health PersonnelGuideline AdherenceHealth Knowledge, Attitudes, PracticeProfessional CompetenceStudents, NursingChinaEducation, NursingFemaleHospitals, TeachingHumansMaleYoung AdultChinaClinical trialComplianceHealth care-associated infectionsHealth hazardsInfection controlTeaching hospital

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PMID27986296
PMCPMC7115275
OpenAlexW2562103381

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