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http://dx.doi.org/10.22650/JKCNR.2022.28.2.146

Effects of Empowerment, Infection Control Organizational Culture and Infection Control Awareness on Performance among Nurses in Long-Term Care Hospitals  

Yun, Bo Kyeong (Department of Nursing, Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital)
Lee, Hyun Ju (College of Nursing, Catholic University of Pusan)
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Journal of Korean Clinical Nursing Research / v.28, no.2, 2022 , pp. 146-156 More about this Journal
Abstract
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to examine the influence of empowerment, infection control organizational culture, and infection control awareness on infection control performance among nurses in long-term care hospitals. Methods: A descriptive survey study was conducted with 125 nurses as subjects who had been working for at least six months in four long-term care hospitals located in Busan metropolitan city and Gyeongsangnam-do Province. Data were collected from September 30 to October 28, 2021 and analyzed using t-test, one-way ANOVA, Pearson's correlation coefficients, and stepwise multiple regression with SPSS/WIN 26.0. Results: The results showed that infection control performance had significant correlations with empowerment (r=.36, p<.001), infection control organizational culture (r=.51, p<.001), and infection control awareness (r=.75, p<.001). Multiple regression analysis for infection control performance revealed that the most powerful predictor was infection control awareness (β=.70, p<.001). Empowerment, infection control awareness and awareness of infection control guidelines explained approximately 60.0% of the variance in infection control performance. Conclusion: Findings indicated that various factors are related to the infection control performance among nurses in long-term care hospital. Based on the results of this study, further development and application of the programs to enhance empowerment and infection control awareness are needed in order to improve the infection control performance of nurses in long-term care hospitals.
Keywords
Empowerment; Infection Control; Long-Term Care; Nurses; Performance;
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