Non-Compliance with Hand Hygiene Standards among Nurses in Windhoek, Namibia

2021 ◽  
Vol 23 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Motshedisi E. Chauke ◽  
Rabecca Mugweni
Keyword(s):  
Hand Hygiene ◽  
Role Models ◽  
Scientific Evidence ◽  
Target Population ◽  
Working Environment ◽  
Personal Factors ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Reducing Costs ◽  
Cross Sectional Design ◽  
Quantitative Descriptive

Compliance with hand hygiene standards remains a challenge to many healthcare workers even though there is adequate scientific evidence supporting its role in improving health provider and patient safety, reducing costs and creating a positive working environment. This article describes factors that contribute to non-compliance with hand hygiene standards among nurses in Windhoek, Namibia. A non-experimental, quantitative descriptive and cross-sectional design was utilised. The target population consisted of nurses working at one state-owned hospital in Windhoek. A probability, stratified random sampling method was used to select a representative sample of 170 nurses from three categories of nurses, namely registered nurses, enrolled nurses and auxiliary nurses. A self-administered questionnaire was used to collect data, which were analysed by using SPSS version 23.0. According to the results, there were more institutional than personal factors that contribute to non-compliance with hand hygiene standards among the nurses. Institutional factors included inadequate resources for hand hygiene, the absence of role models such as colleagues and supervisors, workshops, seminars and continuing educational courses on hand hygiene as well as the absence of incentives or encouragement for compliers and sanctions against non-compliers with hand hygiene standards. The key recommendations included organisational commitment to hand hygiene, the creation of an organisational climate and culture that support hand hygiene, supervision and monitoring of hand hygiene, the supply of hand hygiene agents that do not cause skin dryness, and in-service education that focuses on hand hygiene.

scholarly journals THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN OCCUPATIONAL STRESSORS AND COPING STRATEGIES IN NURSING TECHNICIANS

2016 ◽  
Vol 25 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sandra de Souza Pereira ◽  
Carla Araujo Bastos Teixeira ◽  
Emilene Reisdorfer ◽  
Mariana Verderoce Vieira ◽  
Edilaine Cristina da Silva Gherardi-Donato ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Coping Strategies ◽  
Exploratory Research ◽  
Occupational Stressors ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Coping Scale ◽  
Cross Sectional Design ◽  
Quantitative Descriptive ◽  
And Coping ◽  
Nursing Professionals ◽  
The Relationship

ABSTRACT This is a quantitative, descriptive and exploratory research, with cross-sectional design that investigated the stressors experienced by nursing technicians working in general hospital and identified the coping strategies most used by them. The sample contained 310 participants. A sociodemographic questionnaire and the Ways of Coping Scale were used. For the analysis we used descriptive statistics and calculated the Cronbach's alpha. 60% of professionals used the strategies focused on the problem; 57.4% attributed their stress to working conditions, 26.8% to relationships in the workplace, 5.5% to the lack of reward at work and only 0.6% to problems personal. We conclude that strategies focused on the problems were the most used, indicating an approximation of the stressor in order to fix it. The identified stressors indicate the need for planning, stimulating and recognizing nursing professionals.

scholarly journals Hubungan Pekerjaan dan Penghasilan dengan Konsumsi Minuman Keras pada Remaja di Ngemplak Seneng Manisrenggo Klaten Jawa Tengah

2017 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 87
Author(s):  
Teguh Santoso ◽  
Falasifah Ani Yuniarti ◽  
Rossida Rossida
Keyword(s):  
Alcohol Consumption ◽  
Descriptive Study ◽  
P Value ◽  
Drinking Alcohol ◽  
Significant Relation ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Pure Alcohol ◽  
Cross Sectional Design ◽  
Quantitative Descriptive

Background: Alcohol consumption in the world at 2015 in the amount of 6.3 litter pure alcohol, the consumer average of age around above 15 years old. Drinking alcohol underage has impact on physical and mental disorders. Purpose: Knowing the relation between employment and income with alcohol consumption in adolescents at Ngemplak Seneng Manisrenggo Klaten Cental Java. Research method: This is a quantitative descriptive study with cross-sectional design. In this used total sampling, 35 subjects participating. Data obtained using question and analyzed by using Chi Square and multiple Regression. Result: Employment (31.4%), income (40.0%), and alcohol consumption (62.9%). From statistical analysis, employment with alcohol consumption shows the p value (0.011) and income with alcohol consumption (0.006). The result from employment and income with alcohol consumption shows the r value (0.819). Conclusion: There is a significant relation between employment and income with alcohol consumption in adolescents.

scholarly journals Dukungan Keluarga terhadap Penderita Demensia di Bandung

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 60-65
Author(s):  
Upik Rahmi ◽  
Yoanita Suryani
Keyword(s):  
Family Support ◽  
Family Members ◽  
Economic Factors ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Family Responsibilities ◽  
Dementia Patients ◽  
People With Dementia ◽  
Cross Sectional Design ◽  
Quantitative Descriptive ◽  
Education Psychology

Abstract Family members are primarily responsible for the care of loved ones with dementia. Family support and living with people with dementia are cultural norms that are expected in Indonesia, where family members with dementia are considered family responsibilities that must be fulfilled. The purpose of this study: to find out Family Support for Dementia sufferers. Quantitative descriptive with cross sectional design. The study was conducted in the city of Bandung with a population of 41 respondents and a sample of (n = 41) primary caregivers / families who care for dementia patients, sampling with total sampling. Family support based on education in the good category (68.3%) and not good 13 respondents (31.7%), emotional factors in the good category 26 respondents (63.4%) and not good 15 respondents (36, 6%), based on spiritual in the good category of 24 respondents (58.5%) and not good 17 respondents (43.9%), social and psychological factors are in the good category 26 respondents (63.4%) and not good 15 respondents (36.6%), and the last indicator of economic factors was in the good category of 25 respondents (61.0%) and not good 16 respondents (39.0%). Family support is very important to improve the quality of life of people with dementia, namely support based on educational, psychological / emotional, spiritual, social and environmental and economic factors. Some have provided good support, but there is still support that is not good Keywords: Dementia, Family Support, Education, Psychology

scholarly journals Assessment of Alcohol Consumption and Anxiety as Predictors of Risk of Anorexia and Bulimia in Non-Clinicals Samples

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (17) ◽  
pp. 6293
Author(s):  
Gisela Pineda-García ◽  
Estefanía Ochoa-Ruiz ◽  
Gilda Gómez-Peresmitré ◽  
Silvia Platas-Acevedo
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Alcohol Consumption ◽  
Goodness Of Fit ◽  
Baja California ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Cross Sectional Design ◽  
Disturbance Model ◽  
Quantitative Descriptive

The objective of this study is to assess the effect of alcohol consumption, anxiety, and food restriction before and after consuming alcohol and body image on the risk of anorexia and bulimia in college students from Tijuana, Baja California, through predictive statistical models. A quantitative, descriptive, and cross-sectional design and a non-probabilistic sample of 526 college students from Tijuana, Baja California, México were used. Application of the scales (with acceptable psychometric properties) was conducted in classrooms. Through path analyses, four models were found with adequate indicators of goodness of fit: (1) risk of anorexia in women [Chi Square (X2) = 5.34, p = 0.376, Adjusted Determination Coefficient (R2)= 0.250]; (2) anorexia risk for men (X2 = 13.067, p = 0.192, R2 = 0.058); (3) risk of bulimia in women (X2 = 3.358, p = 0.645, R2 = 0.202); and bulimia risk for men (X2 = 14.256, p = 0.075, R2 = 0.284). The findings provide empirical evidence for the food and alcohol disturbance model.

scholarly journals Preferred rehabilitation setting among stroke survivors in Nigeria and associated personal factors

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Grace Vincent-Onabajo ◽  
Zulaiha Mohammed
Keyword(s):  
Inpatient Rehabilitation ◽  
Outpatient Setting ◽  
Outpatient Rehabilitation ◽  
Personal Factors ◽  
Stroke Patients ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Home Based ◽  
Community Based Rehabilitation ◽  
Cross Sectional Design

Background: Incorporating patients’ preferences in the care they receive is an important component of evidence-based practice and patient-centred care.Objective: This study assessed stroke patients’ preferences regarding rehabilitation settings.Methods: A cross-sectional design was used to examine preferences of stroke patients receiving physiotherapy at three hospitals in Northern Nigeria. Personal factors and preferred rehabilitation setting data were obtained using the Modified Rankin Scale (to assess global disability) and a researcher-developed questionnaire. Associations between preferences and personal factors were explored using bivariate statistics.Results: Sixty stroke patients whose mean age was 53.6 ± 14.8 years participated in the study. Most of the participants (38.3%) preferred an outpatient setting, 19 (31.7%) preferred rehabilitation in their homes, 14 chose inpatient rehabilitation (23.3%), while 4 (6.7%) preferred the community. Age and source of finance were significantly associated with preferences. The majority (66.7%) of those aged ≥ 65 years expressed a preference for rehabilitation in the home or community (X2 = 6.80; p = 0.03). Similarly, most of the participants (53.3%) who depended on family finances preferred home- or community-based rehabilitation, while most of those who depended on employment income for finances preferred an outpatient rehabilitation setting (X2 = 16.80; p = 0.01).Conclusion: A preference for rehabilitation in outpatient facilities predominated followed by home-based rehabilitation, and preferences varied based on age and source of finance. These variations in preferences have implications for making rehabilitation decisions.

scholarly journals BEYOND RESEARCH COOPERATION ON SUCCESSFUL AGING: COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF THE COGNITIVE PERFORMANCE OF ELDERLY PEOPLE IN BRAZIL AND FINLAND

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 ◽  
pp. 79
Author(s):  
Geraldine Alves dos Santos ◽  
Päivi Sanerma
Keyword(s):  
Elderly People ◽  
Cognitive Performance ◽  
Successful Aging ◽  
Descriptive Analysis ◽  
Rio Grande ◽  
Pathological Process ◽  
Rio Grande Do Sul ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Cross Sectional Design ◽  
Quantitative Descriptive

ABSTRACTMany studies have been carried out, mainly in the last decades, to understand the normal and pathological process of aging in the different areas of knowledge. However, many gaps still remain in the progress of science. In this sense, the overall objective of the present study was to evaluate the comparison between the performance of congruent elderly people in Brazil and Finland. The study method had a quantitative, descriptive cross - sectional design. The sample consisted of 194 subjects of both sexes, aged between 60 and 79 years, residing in the municipality of Ivoti / Rio Grande do Sul / Brazil and 93 subjects, both genders aged 65 to 85 years residing in Riihimäki / Finland. The instrument used was the Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE). Data were analyzed statistically in SPSS version 25.0 through descriptive analysis of frequency and comparison of means by the Mann Whitney test (p≤0.05). The results showed that the cognitive performance of elderly people in the Ivoti group was significantly higher than those of Riihimäki. It can be concluded that cultural variables influenced outcomes, such as experiences in the early stages of human development and current interpersonal relationships.Keywords: Cognitive performance. Successful aging. Elderly. RESUMOMuitos estudos têm sido realizados, principalmente nas últimas décadas, para compreender o processo normal e patológico de envelhecimento, nas diferentes áreas do conhecimento. Entretanto, muitas lacunas ainda se mantêm presentes no progresso da ciência. Neste sentido, o objetivo geral do presente estudo foi avaliar a comparação entre o desemepnho congitivo de pessoas idosas residentes no Brasil e na Finlândia. O método do estudo teve um delineamento quantitativo, descritivo e transversal. A amostra compreendeu 194 sujeitos, de ambos os sexos, com idade entre 60 e 79 anos, residentes no município de Ivoti/Rio Grande do Sul/Brasil e 93 sujeitos, de ambos os sexos com idade entre 65 e 85 anos residentes em Riihimäki/Finlândia. O instrumento utilizado foi o Mini Exame do Estado Mental (MEEM). Os dados foram analisados estatisticamente no programa SPSS versão 25.0 através de análises descritivas de frequência e de comparação de médias pelo teste Mann Whitney (p≤0,05). Os resultados demonstraram que o desempenho cognitivo das pessoas idosas do grupo de Ivoti foi significativamente maior que os de Riihimäki. Pode-se concluir que variáveis culturais influenciaram os resultados, tais como experiências nas fases iniciais do desenvolvimento humano e as relações interpessoais atuais.Palavras-chave: Desempenho cognitivo. Velhice. Idosos.

scholarly journals Personal Factors Associated with Digital Competencies in University Students in the Context of Pandemic

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 624-637
Author(s):  
José Luis Valdez Asto ◽  
Luciano Pérez Guevara ◽  
Yrene Cecilia Uribe-Hernández ◽  
Willian Sebastián Flores-Sotelo ◽  
José Antonio Arévalo-tuesta ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
Private University ◽  
Male Students ◽  
Personal Factors ◽  
Digital Competence ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Probabilistic Sampling ◽  
Digital Competencies ◽  
Cross Sectional Design ◽  
The University

The present research aimed to establish the association between personal factors (age, sex, hours connected and school of origin) and the digital competencies of university students, which have been originated and developed with a greater degree of intensity during the pandemic, generating as a consequence the need for distance education. The study was basic, explanatory, and quantitative, with a non-experimental and cross-sectional design. The sample consisted of 1242 students of the Faculty of Medicine from the tenth to the fourth cycle: 658 males (53.0%) and 584 females (47.0%). A probabilistic sampling by strata was performed and the questionnaire of Gutiérrez et al. (2017), an instrument for the evaluation of the digital competence of the university student with a reliability of 0.997, was used. It was concluded that personal factors are associated with digital competencies in students of a private university because the personal factors of sex, age, school of origin and hours connected to social networks presented p < 0.05. Regarding descriptive results, 52.3% of male students presented ineffective level. Of students aged 22 years or younger, 58.2% presented an ineffective level. It was observed that 57.7% of the students who come from private schools presented an ineffective level, and 57.1% of the students who connect for 3 hours or less presented an ineffective level.

scholarly journals Hubungan Peran Orang Tua Dan Pengetahuan Kesehatan Reproduksi Remaja Dengan Perilaku Seksual Pra Nikah Siswa Di Sma Kabupaten Cilacap

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Evi Hidayati Hasanah ◽  
Ragil Setiyabudi
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Behavior ◽  
Reproductive Health ◽  
Health Knowledge ◽  
P Value ◽  
Cluster Sampling ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Role Of Parents ◽  
Cross Sectional Design ◽  
Quantitative Descriptive

Quantitative descriptive research using cross sectional design. The population was 96 and the sample was 74 students, taken by cluster sampling techniques. Data collection using a questionnaire. Data analysis using chi square statistical tests.The results showed that the majority of respondents were 16 years old (45.9%). Most of the respondents were male (54.1%). Most of them were interested in the opposite sex (51.4%). There were 56.8% of respondents who had a good parents role. There were 59.5% of respondents who had good knowledge of reproductive health. There were 20.3% of respondents who got bad pre-marital sexual behavior. There is a relationship between the role of parents (p-value = 0,0001) and reproductive health knowledge (p-value = 0,0001) with pre-marital sexual behavior of students in senior high schools.

scholarly journals GAMBARAN EMPATI PADA MAHASISWA FAKULTAS KEDOKTERAN UNIVERSITAS SAM RATULANGI ANGKATAN 2010

2016 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Merry C. Warokka ◽  
Taufiq F. Pasiak ◽  
Djon Wongkar
Keyword(s):  
Medical Student ◽  
Longitudinal Study ◽  
Medical Students ◽  
Positive Relationship ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
North Sulawesi ◽  
Cross Sectional Design ◽  
Quantitative Descriptive ◽  
Quantitative Calculations

Abstract: Empathy is an important factor to support a positive relationship between physician and patient. Medical students as candidates for physician should have a good empathy. The lack of study and literature that discusses students empathy in North Sulawesi made researchers aimed to see an overview of empathy in medical students batch 2010 of Sam Ratulangi University.This study is a quantitative descriptive. The data were collected using a cross sectional design. The questionnaires was completed by 75 medical students at University of Sam Ratulangi who active on duty as co-assistant at RSUP Prof. dr. R.D Kandou. This study showed empathy scores of medical students high (66%), moderate (33%), and low (1%). Results of average scores of empathy women is higher than men. High empathy based on quantitative calculations do not mean to have a good empathy. Study with questionnaires more specific for medical students, qualitative study on patients, and method of longitudinal study, researchers suggested that can assess the quality of empathy for the co-assistant.Keywords: emphaty, medical student, co-assistantAbstrak: Empati merupakan faktor yang penting untuk menunjang terjalinnya hubungan yang positif antara tenaga medis dan pasien. Mahasiswa kedokteran sebagai calon tenaga medis seharusnya memiliki empati yang baik. Minimnya penelitian dan sumber literatur yang membahas empati pada mahasiswa di Sulawesi Utara membuat peneliti bertujuan untuk melihat gambaran empati pada mahasiswa Fakultas Kedokteran Universitas Sam Ratulangi angkatan 2010. Penelitian ini bersifat deskriptif kuantitatif dengan desain penelitian cross sectional. Angket skala empati diisi oleh 75 mahasiswa Fakultas Kedokteran Universitas Sam Ratulangi yang sedang aktif menjalankan tugas sebagai co-assistant di Rumah Sakit Umum Pendidikan Prof. dr. R.D Kandou. Penelitian ini menunjukkan hasil empati tinggi (66%), sedang (33%), rendah (1%). Hasil skor rata-rata empati perempuan lebih tinggi dari pada laki-laki. Empati yang tinggi berdasarkan perhitungan kuantitatif belum sepenuhnya berarti memiliki empati yang baik. Penelitian dengan alat ukur yang lebih spesifik, penelitian secara kualitatif terhadap pasien, serta penelitian dengan metode longitudinal disarankan peneliti agar dapat menilai kualitas empati para co-assistant.Kata kunci: empati, mahasiswa kedokteran, co-assistant

scholarly journals The Prevalence of Daily Sedentary Time in South Asian Adults: A Systematic Review

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (17) ◽  
pp. 9275
Author(s):  
Kamalesh Dey ◽  
Julia Zakrzewski-Fruer ◽  
Lindsey Smith ◽  
Rebecca Jones ◽  
Daniel Bailey
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
South Asian ◽  
Sedentary Time ◽  
South Asians ◽  
Target Population ◽  
Included Study ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Weighted Mean ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Cross Sectional Design

This study aimed to systematically review total daily sedentary time in South Asian adults. Seven electronic databases were searched, identifying relevant articles published in peer-reviewed journals between March 1990 and March 2021. The study was designed in accordance with PRISMA guidelines. Prospective or cross-sectional design studies reporting total daily sedentary time in South Asian adults (aged ≥18 years), reported in English, were included. Study quality and risk of bias were assessed, and the weighted mean total daily sedentary time was calculated. Fourteen full texts were included in this systematic review from studies that were conducted in Bangladesh, India, Norway, Singapore, and the United Kingdom. Pooled sedentary time across all studies was 424 ± 8 min/day. Sedentary time was measured using self-report questionnaires in seven studies, with a weighted mean daily sedentary time of 416 ± 19 min/day. Eight studies used accelerometers and inclinometers with a weighted mean sedentary time of 527 ± 11 min/day. South Asian adults spend a large proportion of their time being sedentary, especially when recorded using objective measures (~9 h/day). These findings suggest that South Asians are an important target population for public health efforts to reduced sedentary time, and researchers and practitioners should seek to standardise and carefully consider the tools used when measuring sedentary time in this population.

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