Investigation The Status Quo Of Standard Precautions And The Qualitative Research On The Factors Influencing Compliance With Standard Precautions Among Emergency Stuffs

Objective To investigate the standard precautions status of medical staff and to explore the factors influencing the compliance with standard precautions in emergency departments so as to provide a theoretical basis for the improvement of medical staffs’ complianceMethods A total of278emergency stuffs from10hospitals were asked to fill the questionnaires on knowledge, practice related to standard precautions and the health belief model was used as the theoretical framework and12in-depth interviews were organised to elicit the factors influencing their compliance with standard precautions.Results Eventually250valid questionnaires were received. The average knowledge score was9.54±2.62and the correct ratio was73.42%; The average practice score was60.60±6.94and the compliance ratio was70.82%; following content analysis, six themes were found:barriers, susceptibility, benefits, cues to action, severity and self-efficacy.Conclusion The cognition and behaviour of standard precautions need to be further improved and in order to improve the compliance, it is suggested that the hospitals should provide the availability、accessibility protective equipment, pay attention to the development of a safety culture and value the cultivating of self-protection consciousness on medical staffs.