Factors influencing nurses' compliance with Standard Precautions in order to avoid occupational exposure to microorganisms: A focus group study

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Nurses may acquire an infection during the provision of nursing care because of occupational exposure to microorganisms. Relevant literature reports that, compliance with Standard Precautions (a set of guidelines that can protect health care professionals from being exposed to microorganisms) is low among nurses. Additionally, high rates of exposure to microorganisms among nurses via several modes (needlesticks, hand contamination with blood, exposure to air-transmitted microorganisms) occur. The aim of the study was to study the factors that influence nurses' compliance with Standard Precaution in order to avoid occupational exposure to pathogens, by employing a qualitative research design.</p> <p>Method</p> <p>A focus group approach was used to explore the issue under study. Four focus groups (N = 30) were organised to elicit nurses' perception of the factors that influence their compliance with Standard Precautions. The Health Belief Model (HBM) was used as the theoretical framework and the data were analysed according to predetermined criteria.</p> <p>Results</p> <p>Following content analysis, factors that influence nurses' compliance emerged. Most factors could be applied to one of the main domains of the HBM: benefits, barriers, severity, susceptibility, cues to action, and self-efficacy.</p> <p>Conclusions</p> <p>Changing current behavior requires knowledge of the factors that may influence nurses' compliance with Standard Precautions. This knowledge will facilitate in the implementation of programs and preventive actions that contribute in avoiding of occupational exposure.</p

Prevalence and related factors for choosing self-medication among pharmacies visitors based on health belief model in Hamadan province, west of Iran

Background: Self-medication has increased in the last decade in Iran; can be followed several complications. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence and fac- tors influencing self-medication based on health belief model. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted among 1400 Hamadan Province pharmacies visitors, during spring and summer 2012 which was randomly selected with the proportional to size among different pharmacy at Hamadan for participation in this study. A structured questionnaire was applied for collecting data, which were analyzed by SPSS version 16 using bivariate correlations and logistic regression statistical tests. Results: 35.4 of the participants had self-medication. Pain medication (10.6), antibi- otics (7.3) and anti-cough and cold medications (4.5) had the largest consumption. The main reasons of self-medication among participants were previous use of medica- tion, symptoms improve and similar prescribed. The best predictor for self-medication was perceived severity with odds ratio estimate of 0.790 95% CI: 0.694, 0.900. Conclusion: It seems that designing and implementation of educational programs to increase seriousness about side effect of self-medication may be usefulness of the re- sults in order to prevent of self-medication

Retracted: Study of the type of diet and nutritional habits of people in Sabzevar, iran 2016

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Effect of TQM educational interventions on the management policy standard of health promoting hospitals

The purpose of this study was to manage total quality management (TQM) to increase the standard of management policy and contribute to achieve the standards for health promotion hospitals (HPHs). This was a quasi-experimental intervention study. A total of 35 managers participated in this study were selected in the census. Based on the TQM components, educational items were provided as lectures, posters and pamphlets. The TQM questionnaire and HPHs checklist used to collect data in three different periods: before the interventions, immediately after the interventions and 3 months after the interventions (follow-up). The data analysis was done by means of SPSS software (version 23). The results showed that the average difference of the components of the qualitative groups (p 0.05). Based on the findings of this study, the educational interventions had a positive effect on quality management and management policy. Therefore, educational interventions should be accompanied by changes in the culture and management policies of the hospital to meet HPH standards. © 2020 The Author(s). Published by Oxford University Press. All rights reserved