Developing and psychometric testing of a questionnaire to assess the knowledge, attitude and Practice of paramedical staffs about nosocomial infections

zahra soleimani; Ali Mohammad Mosadeghrad; Masoumeh Abbasabadi; Marziyeh Moradi; Fatemeh Ashkani; Mohammad Reza Asgari; Alireza Mesdaghinia

doi:10.5812/koomesh-154072

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Developing and psychometric testing of a questionnaire to assess the knowledge, attitude and Practice of paramedical staffs about nosocomial infections

Author(s):

zahra soleimani^{1, 2},

Ali Mohammad Mosadeghrad³,

Masoumeh Abbasabadi⁴,

Marziyeh Moradi⁵,

Fatemeh Ashkani⁶,

Mohammad Reza Asgari⁷,

Alireza Mesdaghinia^8,*

1Dept. of Environmental Health Engineering, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences. Tehran, Iran

2- Non -Communicable Diseases Research Center, Endocrinology and Metabolism Population Sciences Institute, Tehran

3Dept. of Management and Economics School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran. Iran

4- National Emergency Medical Organization, Ministry of Health and Medical Education, Tehran. Iran

5Dept. of Epidemiology & Student Research Committee, School of Public Health, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

6Dept. of Environmental Health Engineering, Semnan University of Medical Sciences, Semnan, Iran

7Nursing Care Research Center, Semnan University of Medical Sciences, Semnan, Iran

8School of Public Health. Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran. Iran

Koomesh:Vol. 23, issue 4; e154072

Published online:Aug 24, 2021

Article type:Research Article

How to Cite:zahra soleimaniAli Mohammad MosadeghradMasoumeh AbbasabadiMarziyeh MoradiFatemeh AshkaniMohammad Reza AsgariAlireza Mesdaghiniaet al.Developing and psychometric testing of a questionnaire to assess the knowledge, attitude and Practice of paramedical staffs about nosocomial infections.koomesh.23(4):e154072.

Abstract

Introduction: Nosocomial infections increase costs, prolong recovery, cause disability, and death of patients. Adequate knowledge, attitude, and practice of staff play an important role in controlling nosocomial infections. The aim of this study was to design and test psychometer a questionnaire to assess the knowledge, attitude and practice (KAP) of paramedical staff about nosocomial infections. Materials and Methods: The present study is a mixed method research with a confirmatory approach, which is conducted in 2019 in Tehran. The initial items of the questionnaire were designed based on previous studies and opinions of a team of specialists. Then, the face, content, and structural validity of the designed questionnaire was examined quantitatively. Finally, the reliability of the attitude and knowledge and evaluation of municipal performance items were measured by Cronbach’s alpha and a test-retest method, respectively. Results: The final questionnaire consisted of 45 questions. The content validity iIndex (CVI) and content validity ratio (CVR) for the questionnaires were obtained in the range of 0.8 to 1. The face validity of the questions was 3.35. In knowledge section, Richardson's coefficient was 0.81 and in attitude and practice sections, Cronbach's alphas were 0.71 and 0.83, respectively. The Pearson correlation coefficient obtained for knowledge component (r=0.91) for attitude (r=0.85) and performance (r=0.9). Cronbach's alpha, Pearson correlation, and cconfirmatory factor analysis were in an acceptable level. Conclusion: The designed questionnaire had good validity and reliability, which can be suggested to be used in measuring the knowledge, attitude and practice of paramedical staff about to nosocomial infections

Keywords

Knowledge

Attitude

Practice

Nosocomial Infections

Psychometric Questionnaires

Paramedical Staff

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