To assess the impact of training about hospital infection control measures related to hemodialysis services on the knowledge of healthcare providers (HCPs) at the teaching institution of Haryana

Sukhbir Singh; Hari Kishan Aggarwal; Shekhar Pal; Hem Chandra

doi:10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_955_23

To assess the impact of training about hospital infection control measures related to hemodialysis services on the knowledge of healthcare providers (HCPs) at the teaching institution of Haryana

J Family Med Prim Care. 2023 Nov;12(11):2738-2744. doi: 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_955_23. Epub 2023 Nov 21.

Authors

Sukhbir Singh^{1

2}, Hari Kishan Aggarwal³, Shekhar Pal⁴, Hem Chandra²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Hospital Administration, Pandit Bhagwat Dayal Sharma, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Rohtak, Haryana, India.
² Vice Chancellor, Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna Uttarakhand Medical Education University, Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India.
³ Department of General Medicine, Pandit Bhagwat Dayal Sharma, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Rohtak, Haryana, India.
⁴ Department of Microbiology, Government Doon Medical College, Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India.

Abstract

Background: Adequate knowledge among nursing professionals toward hospital infection control measures related to hemodialysis (HD) services is essential to decrease infection among patients.

Objective: This study assessed nursing professionals' knowledge about hospital infection control measures related to HD services and the effect of training interventions.

Settings and designs: It was a single group, a pre-post-interventional study conducted on nursing professionals of a single apex medical college of Haryana.

Materials and methods: A pretested questionnaire consisting of two parts was used as a study tool.

Statistical analysis: Various statistical tests such as paired t-test and Pearson's correlation were used.

Results: The pre-intervention group had a lower mean knowledge score (mean knowledge = 90.2786, strongly disagree [SD] = 15.52682, standard error [SE] = 1.09518) and then the post-intervention mean knowledge score (mean knowledge = 137.5622, SD = 9.72252, SE = 0.68577).

Conclusions: The training program or educational intervention proved very useful for enhancing nursing professional's knowledge about hospital infection control measures related to HD services.

Keywords: Healthcare providers (HCPs); hemodialysis services; knowledge; training program.