Knowledge, Attitude and Practice Towards Prevention of Pressure Ulcers among Staff Nurses in A Public Hospital in Selangor, Malaysia

Wan Hashim, Sharifah Fatimah (2022) Knowledge, Attitude and Practice Towards Prevention of Pressure Ulcers among Staff Nurses in A Public Hospital in Selangor, Malaysia. [Project Paper] (Submitted)

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Abstract

Background: Pressure ulcers are defined as a type of skin and soft tissue damage that occurs over a bony prominence or is caused by other medical devices. Pressure ulcers are a major health concern for hospitalized patients that impair their quality of life and are a leading cause of morbidity and mortality and may cause a massive burden to both patients and the caregiver. Objective: This study aims to determine the level of knowledge, attitude, and practice of pressure ulcer prevention among the staff nurses in a public hospital in Selangor, Malaysia. Methods: It is a cross-sectional survey study that were carried out among staff nurses in Serdang Hospital for three months from May until August. Estimation of 226 staff nurses will be selected using non-probability sampling which is purposive sampling. Participants completed a questionnaire that contain four different parts about socio-demographic, knowledge, attitude and practice of pressure ulcer prevention among staff nurses. Data analysis: This study will be analysed by using The Statistical Analysis Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 27. This analysis will use frequency and percentage for the measurement of knowledge, attitude and practice of pressure ulcer prevention. Descriptive analysis, one-way independent ANOVA, Pearson Correlation and independent t-test will be used to evaluate the resulting data. Result: The total number of respondents of this study is 105. About 38 (36.2%) had good knowledge and 67 (63.8%) had good knowledge on pressure ulcer prevention. Besides, 66 (62.9%) had good attitude and 39 (37.1%) had poor attitude on pressure ulcer prevention. Meanwhile, 50 (47.6%) had good practice and 55 (52.4%) had poor practice. Analysis had done showed that there is a significant correlation between knowledge and practice (p = 0.010) but no significant association between attitude and practice. Conclusion: The result obtained in this study showed that majority of the respondents had poor knowledge, good attitude and poor practice towards pressure ulcer prevention. A greater knowledge and attitude among healthcare professionals may enhance their practice on pressure ulcer prevention. In this study, only gender and nurses’ highest education level has significant difference with practice on pressure ulcer prevention. Keywords: Knowledge, Attitude, Practice, pressure ulcer, prevention, nurses

Item Type:	Project Paper
Faculty:	Faculty of Medicine and Health Science
Depositing User:	Mr Khoirul Asrimi Md Nor
Date Deposited:	21 Aug 2023 03:06
Last Modified:	21 Aug 2023 03:06
URI:	http://psaspb.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/1238

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