Effect of Perception, Attitude, Patient Safety Policy, Stakeholder Support, and Health Promotion, on Infection Prevention

BACKGROUND: Patients who receive health service, health worker, and visitors in a hospital are at risk for nosocomial infection, ie infection acquired in hospital. The presence of patient safety policy and health promotion are needed for surgical infection prevention effort. This study aimed to analyze the effect of health worker perception, attitude, patient safety policy, stakeholder support, and health promotion, on surgical infection prevention effort. SUBJECT AND METHODS: This was a cross sectional study conducted at PKU Muhammadiyah Hospital, Yogyakarta, Indonesia. A sample of 104 health care workers from this hospital was selected at random for this study. The dependent variable was surgical infection prevention effort. The independent variables were the health worker perception on surgical infection prevention effort, attitude, presence of patient safety policy, stakeholder support, and health promotion. The data were collected using a questionnaire and in-depth interview. The data were analyzed using path analysis model. RESULTS: Health workers perception had positive effect on surgical infection prevention effort, and it was statistically significant (b =0.45; p<0.001). The effects of attitude (b=0.08; p=0.311), presence of patient safety (b=0.06; p=0.413), stakeholder support (b=0.13; p=0.134), and health promotion (b=0.04; p=0.719) on surgical infection prevention effort were nearly non-existent, and statistically non-significant. The model fit indices met the requirement for path analysis model: x2=4.48; p=0.214; GFI=0.98; AGFI=0.88; RMSEA=0.069; NFI=0.98; CFI=0.99. CONCLUSION: Health workers perception affects surgical infection prevention effort. Attitude, presence of patient safety policy, stakeholder support, and health promotion, do not affect surgical infection prevention effort. Keyword: perception, attitude, patient safety, stakeholder support, health promotion, surgical infection prevention effor

Training Hero for Hero: Training for Increasing the Psychological Well-Being of Citizens Abroad

This research is an initial study aimed at digging up information on how effective the training called Hero to Hero Training is in improving the psychological well-being of Indonesian citizens abroad. Psychological well-being variable was measured using Ryff's Psychological Well-Being scale which has been adapted into Indonesian. The research design used was a quasi-experimental pre-post test design. The treatment provided is online training. There are 33 subjects in this study and the status is not only PMI in the domestic sector. The data were analyzed using Wilcoxon and resulted in a p value of 0.002 &lt; 0.05 so that there was a significant difference in the level of psychological well-being of the participants after attending the training. Keywords: Indonesian Workers, Indonesian Migrant Workers Abroa