ปัจจัยทำนายการปฏิบัติเพื่อป้องกันการติดเชื้อไวรัสโคโรนา 2019 ของพยาบาลแผนกอุบัติเหตุและฉุกเฉิน

์Nattajiranan Wasutaprungson; Sumolchat  Duangbubpha; Bualuang  Sumdaengrit

Authors

์Nattajiranan Wasutaprungson Ramathibodi School of Nursing, Faculty of Medicine Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University
Sumolchat Duangbubpha Ramathibodi School of Nursing, Faculty of Medicine Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University
Bualuang Sumdaengrit Ramathibodi School of Nursing, Faculty of Medicine Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University

Keywords:

COVID-19 infection, preventive behaviors, emergency nurses

Abstract

This predictive research aimed to study the predictive factors for preventive behaviors for COVID-19 infection among emergency nurses, including anxiety levels about infection, knowledge about infection prevention, and attitude towards infection prevention. A total of 73 emergency nurses from Ramathibodi Hospital were selected through purposive sampling. The research instruments, comprised of five assessments, demonstrated a content validity index (CVI) of 1.0. The instruments included: 1) a General Information Questionnaire 2) an Infection Anxiety Scale 3) an Infection Prevention Knowledge Test with a reliability assessed using Kuder-Richardson Formula 20 (KR-20) yielding a coefficient of 0.26 4) an Attitudes toward Infection Prevention Practices Scale, with a reliability of 0.85 and 5) an Infection Prevention Behavioral Practice Scale with a reliability of 0.86. The data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and multiple regressions applying the Enter method.

The results showed that the participants had a relatively high level of anxiety about infection, a moderate level of knowledge about infection prevention, a low level of attitude toward infection prevention practices, and a high level of infection prevention behavioral practices. The analysis of factors predicting preventive behaviors for COVID-19 infection showed that anxiety about infection, knowledge about infection prevention, and attitude towards infection prevention practices combined significantly predicted preventive behaviors for COVID-19, accounting for 11% of the variance. Specifically, anxiety about infection was a statistically significant predictor of the participants’ preventive behaviors for COVID-19 infection at the .05 level. The findings of this research provide a foundation for administrators to enhance the infection control systems for COVID-19 and other emerging infectious diseases.

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