Effects of individual and environmental factors on COVID-19 infection control practices in small to medium-sized hospitals

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Background: This study analyzed the influence of individual and environmental factors on infection control practices among nurses in small to medium-sized hospitals of South Korea during the pandemic. Methods: We enrolled 171 nurses from 5 infectious disease-specialized hospitals with 200 to 299 beds located in metropolitan areas of South Korea. Individual factors, including general characteristics, coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) knowledge, attitude, and risk perception, and environmental factors including COVID-19 safety climate, were collected using self-report questionnaires. Individual and environmental factors were analyzed using multiple logistic regression. Results: COVID-19-related safety climate (beta = 0.423) had the greatest association with infection control practices, followed by COVID-19-related attitude (beta = 0.174). Higher safety climate and attitude scores were associated with higher scores in infection control practices. The explanatory power of these variables was 30.6%. Conclusions: This study indicated that safety climate and COVID-19-related attitudes significantly influence infection control practices in small to medium-sized hospitals. This provides a basis to establish policies for responses to emerging infectious diseases in small to medium-sized hospitals and contributes to consistent guidelines. (c) 2024 Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology, Inc. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights are reserved, including those for text and data mining, AI training, and similar technologies.

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