Otros
Percepciones de los pacientes sobre infecciones relacionadas con la atención de la salud y medidas de seguridad
Percepções de pacientes sobre infecções relacionadas à assistência à saúde e medidas de segurança
Fecha
2017-01-01Registro en:
Revista Enfermagem, v. 25, n. 1, 2017.
0104-3552
10.12957/reuerj.2017.27468
2-s2.0-85040687532
Autor
Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)
Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (UERJ)
University of Nottingham
King’s College London
Institución
Resumen
Objectives: to analyze data from qualitative studies of patient perceptions of measures to prevent and control healthcare-related infections and factors that contribute to their own safety. Method: systematic review of publications from 2006 to 2016, followed by thematic synthesis by coding patients’ accounts and interpretations of findings given. Results: six themes highlighted barriers to patients’ participating actively in promoting their own safety: insufficient information supply; poor comprehension; negative feelings; negative experiences; behavior of health care personnel; and factors that influence patient involvement. Conclusion: the gap between patients’ understanding infection prevention and control measures and their becoming involved in the process point to a need for measures to foster effective communication, better care personnel-patient relations, and access to information that encourages patients to interact and contribute to health care.