Determinants of healthcare workers' actions in the implementation of Infection prevention in control best practices in acute care hospitals . Not Applicable
Conditions
Interventions
Healthcare workers will be invited to take part in:
1. Interviews or focus groups
2. Ethnographic observations
3. Co-participatory workshops and
Sponsors
Imperial College London
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Infection prevention and control practitioners, physicians, nurses, pharmacists and managers involved in development and implementation of Infection prevention and Control and Antimicrobial Stewardship directly or indirectly as well as frontline healthcare professionals from different hierarchy levels and key departments in the hospital will be included in this study.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Does not meet inclusion criteria
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| This is a qualitative study. The expected main outcomes of this study are: 1. To comprehensively describe the health system in each country as well as the infection prevention and control (IPC) and antimicrobial resistance (AMR) national programmes, its implementation status and its main indicators. For this, the study will analyse publicly available documents regarding the state of the healthcare system in each country and of the policies and indicators regarding Infection prevention and control and Antimicrobial resistance. Validated hospital-level surveys will be performed at the participating sites (WHO hospital-level validated tools on the implementation of Infection prevention and control, hand hygiene and 2014 CDC key components of Stewardship). 2. To map health care workers (HCWs) actions towards IPC and AMR and their determinants based on the relevant Consolidated Framework for Advancing Implementation Science (CFIR) dimension, the Systems Engineering Initiative for Patient Safety (SEIPS) model and informed by the New Institutional theory by using qualitative interviews, focus groups and co-participatory workshops. We will also perform individual questionnaires on safety culture. 3. To achieve a consensus on the ranking of determinants of HCWs' actions as well as potential actions to be taken to improve the implementation of IPC practices by means of co-participatory workshops. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Other relevant outcome is to highlight the differences and similarities between organizational life aspects as well as the broader national context amongst the case studies. | — |
Countries
England, Norway, Portugal, Switzerland, United Kingdom
Outcome results
None listed