Management of Needle and Syringe Used from Insulin Injection Diabetes Patients of Royal Irrigation Hospital, Pak Kret District, Nonthaburi Province.

Abstract

This research aimed to analyze existing situation of syringe and needle management, to survey patient’s knowledge, attitude, and practice of syringe and needle management, and to formulate model of syringe and needle management from Royal Irrigation Hospital, Nonthaburi province. The sample populations consist of 80 insulin injection diabetes patients and 50 hospital officers. The research tools for data collection are questionnaires and survey form and then analyze data using descriptive statistics.

The insulin injection diabetes patients mostly have inappropriate needle and syringe management methods i.e. immediately throwing the needle and syringe into the household waste bin, or putting and collecting into a plastic bottle/bag before throwing into the household waste bin. The majority of patients and their relatives have never been advised by the hospital officer.

The average score on knowledge, attitude and practice of the patients and their relatives before and after education about appropriate needle and syringe management method are difference at statistical significance. The average score on practice of the patients and their relatives before and after model implementation are difference at statistical significance. The scores of practice of the patients and their relatives before and after model implementation are 16.25% and 83.75%, respectively.