The Impact of Requiring Completion of an Online Infection Control Course on Health Professionals’ Intentions to Comply with Infection Control Guidelines: A Comparative Study
BACKGROUND: Ensuring good infection control practice in health care facilities is a constant concern, yet evidence shows that the compliance of health care professionals with proper procedures is lacking, despite the existence of guidelines and training programs. An online infection control module w...
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| author | Annalee Yassi Elizabeth A Bryce Deirdre Maultsaid Helen Novak Lauscher Kun Zhao |
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| description | BACKGROUND: Ensuring good infection control practice in health care facilities is a constant concern, yet evidence shows that the compliance of health care professionals with proper procedures is lacking, despite the existence of guidelines and training programs. An online infection control module was developed to provide ready access to training. Controversy exists about whether successfully completing such a course should be mandatory or strongly encouraged for all health care professionals. The objective of the present study was to compare the perception of safety culture and intention to comply with infection control guidelines in professionals who were required by their supervisors to take the course, and those who did so voluntarily. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-77f95f208eda4e2aa3c9c8f0e06f53142025-02-03T01:00:34ZengWileyCanadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology1712-95322009-01-01201151910.1155/2009/879357The Impact of Requiring Completion of an Online Infection Control Course on Health Professionals’ Intentions to Comply with Infection Control Guidelines: A Comparative StudyAnnalee Yassi0Elizabeth A Bryce1Deirdre Maultsaid2Helen Novak Lauscher3Kun Zhao4School of Population and Public Health, University of British Columbia, CanadaVancouver Coastal Health Authority, CanadaDepartment of Pathology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, CanadaDepartment of Continuing Professional Development and Knowledge Translation, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, CanadaSchool of Population and Public Health, University of British Columbia, CanadaBACKGROUND: Ensuring good infection control practice in health care facilities is a constant concern, yet evidence shows that the compliance of health care professionals with proper procedures is lacking, despite the existence of guidelines and training programs. An online infection control module was developed to provide ready access to training. Controversy exists about whether successfully completing such a course should be mandatory or strongly encouraged for all health care professionals. The objective of the present study was to compare the perception of safety culture and intention to comply with infection control guidelines in professionals who were required by their supervisors to take the course, and those who did so voluntarily.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2009/879357 |
| spellingShingle | Annalee Yassi Elizabeth A Bryce Deirdre Maultsaid Helen Novak Lauscher Kun Zhao The Impact of Requiring Completion of an Online Infection Control Course on Health Professionals’ Intentions to Comply with Infection Control Guidelines: A Comparative Study Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology |
| title | The Impact of Requiring Completion of an Online Infection Control Course on Health Professionals’ Intentions to Comply with Infection Control Guidelines: A Comparative Study |
| title_full | The Impact of Requiring Completion of an Online Infection Control Course on Health Professionals’ Intentions to Comply with Infection Control Guidelines: A Comparative Study |
| title_fullStr | The Impact of Requiring Completion of an Online Infection Control Course on Health Professionals’ Intentions to Comply with Infection Control Guidelines: A Comparative Study |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Impact of Requiring Completion of an Online Infection Control Course on Health Professionals’ Intentions to Comply with Infection Control Guidelines: A Comparative Study |
| title_short | The Impact of Requiring Completion of an Online Infection Control Course on Health Professionals’ Intentions to Comply with Infection Control Guidelines: A Comparative Study |
| title_sort | impact of requiring completion of an online infection control course on health professionals intentions to comply with infection control guidelines a comparative study |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2009/879357 |
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