Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/26710
Title: Infection preventionists' challenges in psychiatric clinical settings
Contributor(s): Li, Pei-Hsuan (author); Wang, Shou-Yu  (author)orcid ; Tan, Jung-Ying (author); Lee, Li-Hung (author); Yang, Cheng-l (author)
Publication Date: 2019-02
Early Online Version: 2018-10-10
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2018.08.010
Handle Link: https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/26710
Abstract: Background: Infection preventionists (IPs) play an important role in preventing health care–associated infections in a health care system. However, the limitations of the clinical setting and the unique characteristics of psychiatric patients could be barriers to effective infection prevention. The purpose of this study was to understand how IPs perceived their challenges and how these challenges negatively affect their infection prevention work in psychiatric clinical settings. Methods: A descriptive, qualitative research approach was used in this study. Thirteen Taiwanese psychiatric IPs were interviewed in semistructured interviews. Data were transcribed and then analyzed by thematic analysis. Results: This analysis identified 6 themes: (1) lack of preservice training in psychiatric infection control, (2) insufficient staffing in practice, (3) working within environmental limits, (4) patient noncompliance, (5) undervaluation of the importance of infection control by professionals, and (6) involvement of hospital administrators. Conclusions: The implementation of effective infection prevention in psychiatric clinical settings may be strongly related to the factors of sufficient training and IP staffing while relying on collaboration among patients and clinical professionals and on the full support of administrators.
Publication Type: Journal Article
Source of Publication: American Journal of Infection Control, 47(2), p. 123-127
Publisher: Mosby, Inc
Place of Publication: United States of America
ISSN: 1527-3296
0196-6553
Fields of Research (FoR) 2008: 110309 Infectious Diseases
Fields of Research (FoR) 2020: 320211 Infectious diseases
Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2008: 920109 Infectious Diseases
Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2020: 200101 Diagnosis of human diseases and conditions
Peer Reviewed: Yes
HERDC Category Description: C1 Refereed Article in a Scholarly Journal
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