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Relationship between Pressure Injury Prevention Knowledge and Practice for Nursing Homes Care Workers

  • Global Health and Nursing
  • Abbr : Global Health Nurs
  • 2018, 8(2), pp.82-89
  • DOI : 10.35144/ghn.2018.8.2.82
  • Publisher : Research Institute of Nursing Science
  • Research Area : Medicine and Pharmacy > Nursing Science
  • Published : July 31, 2018

Choi, Su Young 1 Heo, Bog Yeo 2 Hyo Jeong Song 1 Kim Yoon Kyung ORD ID 3 박은옥 1 Hyun, Mi Yeul 1

1제주대학교 간호대학
2제광원
3제주한라대학교 간호학과

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ABSTRACT

Purpose: This study aimed to provide basic data for the design of education program care workers in nursing homes about pressure injury prevention. The purposes of this study were to identify care workers' knowledge and practice of pressure injury prevention and to evaluate the relationship between knowledge and practice of pressure injury prevention. Methods: The research design was a cross-sectional study using a structured questionnaire. The participants were 90 care workers who were working in three nursing homes in Jeju city from September to November 2016. Results: The mean scores of participants for knowledge and practice were 5.59±1.09 (range 2.00-7.00) and 22.19±2.46 (range 12.00-24.00), respectively. A positive correlation was observed between knowledge and practice (r=.30, p=.004). Conclusion: Knowledge on pressure injury prevention was found to be positively correlated with the practice of pressure injury prevention in care workers in nursing homes.

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