Journal of Korean society of Dental Hygiene (한국치위생학회지)

Korean Society of Dental Hygiene (한국치위생학회)
권호 표지
DOI QR코드

DOI QR Code

Perception of infection control activities and patient safety culture among dental hygienists

치과위생사의 감염관리활동과 환자안전문화에 대한 인식

  • Choi, Eun-Mi (Department of dental Hygiene, The Graduate School, Yonsei University) ;
  • Noh, Hie-Jin (Department of dental Hygiene, The Graduate School, Yonsei University) ;
  • Chung, Won-Gyun (Department of dental Hygiene, The Graduate School, Yonsei University) ;
  • Mun, So-Jung (Department of dental Hygiene, The Graduate School, Yonsei University)
  • 최은미 (연세대학교 대학원 치위생학과) ;
  • 노희진 (연세대학교 대학원 치위생학과) ;
  • 정원균 (연세대학교 대학원 치위생학과) ;
  • 문소정 (연세대학교 대학원 치위생학과)
  • Received : 2017.06.07
  • Accepted : 2017.07.24
  • Published : 2017.10.30
Download PDF
⟨ Previous Next ⟩

Abstract

Objectives: The study was to promote patient safety by analyzing the effect of dental hygienist's perception of patient safety culture on infection control activities. Methods: The study is based on a survey of 377 dental hygienists in total working in dental settings. The questionnaire consisted of 119 questions, including 34 questions on perception of patient safety culture, and 85 questions on infection control activities. Hierarchical regression analysis was used to examine the relationship between the perception of patient safety culture and infection control activities. The data was analyzed using the SPSS version 20.0, and p<0.05 was adopted to decide on significance. Results: The longer dental hygienists have worked n the dental settings, the more active they become in infection control activities. Among the different types of dental care settings, general (university) hospitals had the largest number of infection control activities, followed by dental clinics, and network dental clinics, in descending order. The dental settings possessing a higher number of dental hygienists were found to conduct more infection control activities than other dental settings. In addition, it was found that when a dental setting adopts a patient safety policy across all the units in the hospital, more systems and procedures for patient safety tend to be established, and that stricter management response to error leads to improvement of infection control activities. Conclusions:In order to enhance infection control activities, infection control activity programs should develop and implement periodic reinforcement of infection control education. regular monitoring of infection control activities.

Keywords

References

  1. Scheckler WE, Brimhall D, Buck AS, Farr BM, Friedman C, Garibaldi RA, et al. Requirements for infrastructure and essential activities of infection control and epidemiology in hospitals:Aconsensus penel report. Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America. Am J Infect Control 1998;26(1):47-60. https://doi.org/10.1016/ajic.1998.26.1.47
  2. Kohn WG, Collins AS, Cleveland JL, Harte JA, Eklund KJ, Malvitz D. Guidelines for infection control in dental health-care setting 2003. 1st ed. Atlanta: CDC; 2003: 1-61.
  3. Kim MR. Concept analysis of patient safety. J Korean Acad Nursing 2013;41(1):1-8. https://doi.org/10.4040/jkan.2011.41.1.1
  4. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ). Hospital survey on patient culture [Internet]. [cited 2017 March 5]. Available from: https://www.ahrq.gov/professionals/qualitypatient-safety/patientsafetyculture/hospital/index.html
  5. Jeong J, Seo YJ, Nam EW. Factors affecting patient safety management activities at nursing divisions of two university hospitals. Korean J Hosp Manag 2000;11(1):91-108.
  6. Shin HS. Dental culture for patient safety. J Korean Acad Dent Admin 2013;1(1):17-29.
  7. Jeong JE, Hwang DH, Yun HK. An analysis on the dental hygienists' perception of patient safety culture at dental clinics. Korean J Health Serv Manag 2013;7(4):81-92. https://doi.org/10.12811/kshsm.2013.7.4.081
  8. Cho HA, Shin HS. A systematic review of published studies on patient safety in Korea. J Korean Acad Dent Admin 2014;1(1):61-82.
  9. Kim SK, Choi JW, Lee SG, Cho YD, Han EA, Kim TH. The association between patient safety culture perceptions and patient safety management activities in dental hospital workers. J Korean Soc Dent Hyg 2016;16(6):1033-45. https://doi.org/10.13065/jksdh.2016.16.06.1033
  10. Kim MY, Kim YM. Comparative studies in perception of patient safety culture of nurses and dental hygienist. J Korea Acad Industr Coop Soc 2012;13(11):5196-205. https://doi.org/10.5762/kais.2012.13.11.5196
  11. Choi EM. Effect of patient safety culture perception of dental hygienists on in infection control activities in dental settings[Master's thesis]. Seoul: Univ. of Yonsei, 2015.
  12. An ES, Shin HS. Application of the hospital survey on patient safety culture (HSOPSC) to dentistry. J Korean Acad Oral Health 2012;37(4):216-23. https://doi.org/10.11149/jkaoh.2013.37.4.216
  13. Kohn WG, Collins AS, Cleveland JL, Harte JA, Eklund KJ, Malvitz D. Guidelines for infection control in dental health-care setting 2003. 1st ed. Atlanta: CDC; 2003: 1-61.
  14. Ministry of Health & Welfare. MW DB. Dental infection control[Internet]. [cited 2017 March 5]. Available from: http://www.mohw.go.kr/front_new/al/sal0301vw.jsp?PAR_MENU_ID=04&MENU_ID=0403&BOARD_ID=140&BOARD_FLAG=00&CONT_SEQ=38589&page=1
  15. Korea Institute for Healthcare Accreditation, KOIHA DB, Dental Hospital Accreditation [Internet]. [cited 2017 March 5]. Available from: https://koiha.or.kr/member/kr/board/establish/establish_BoardView.do
  16. Kim JE, Kang MA, An KE, Sung YH. A survey of nurses’ perception of patient safety related to hospital culture and reports of medical errors. Clinl Nurs Res 2007;13(3):169-79.
  17. Choi YS, Jun BH, Cho YS. Effect of infection control practice on exposure prevention of dental hygienist. J Korean Soc Dent Hyg 2010;10(2):255-68.
  18. Yoo HN, Kang KH. The implementation status of dental treatment infection control standards of dental hygienists. J Digital Convergence 2013;11(12):649-56. https://doi.org/10.14400/jdpm.2013.11.12.649
  19. Ellen D, Raula B. Safety standards and infection control for dental hygienists. 1st ed. Stamford, Connecticut: Delmar Thomson Learning 2002: 1-239.
  20. CDC. Guidelines for prevention of intravascular infection. Guidelines for Prevention and Control of Nosocomial Infections. 2005.