Abstract

DUARTE VALIM, Marília; DE MORAIS, Richarlisson Borges  and  MARZIALE, Maria Helena Palucci. Instruments and impacting factors on standard precautions knowledge among health workers. Enferm. glob. [online]. 2016, vol.15, n.41, pp.272-288. ISSN 1695-6141.

The study identified instruments for measuring knowledge and information from health professionals on standard precautions (SP); to describe the knowledge and the information of workers; to check dimensions and contents evaluated; to inform the instruments psychometric characteristics and factors affecting standard precautions knowledge. Integrative review, whose descriptors and key words were selected in the databases LILACS, Pubmed (MEDLINE), ISI Web of Knowledge, Scopus and CINAHL databases. The final sample was 18 cross-sectional studies, being heterogeneous concerning places and sectors of achievement, and countries located in the different classifications of the Human Development Index (HDI). No one of the instruments contemplated all topics recommended and content validation was the largest worry of authors. The knowledge is below the recommended and the majority of workers do not understand the goals of standard precautions (SP). It is suggested the validation of existing instruments for which reliable results can be found.

Keywords : Validation studies; Knowledge; Attitudes and Practice in Health; Personal Health.

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