Validation of an instrument to assess factors associated with adherence to standard precautions among dentists in primary healthcare. / Validation of an instrument to assess factors associated with adherence to standard precautions among dentists in primary healthcare.
Acta Odontol Latinoam
; 27(1): 9-15, 2014.
Article
in Spanish
| BINACIS
| ID: bin-133665
ABSTRACT
Accidents with biological material are a reality in dental practice. The use of preventive measures such as the adoption of Standard Precautions (SP) is essential, thus this study aims to validate an instrument to check factors associated with adherence to SP among dentists. The scales of psychosocial and organizational factors that influence adherence to SP were the starting point. These scales have already been nationally validated for doctors and nurses. The instrument consisted of 49 items divided into five dimensions. The process of instrument validation involved the following steps:
its adaptation for situations that pose risks to dentists; content and semantic analysis by a committee of judges, and application to dentists. The adapted instrument was applied to 224 dentists who provided primary healthcare in the north region of Paraná State. After the application of scales, the psychometric properties were analyzed using the factor analysis technique and a reliability test. The factor analysis confirmed three domains Obstacles to following standard precautions; Knowledge of occupational transmission of HIV and Safety climate. The reliability of the domains was considered adequate (Cronbachs alpha between 0.73 and 0.88.). The instrument demonstrated adequate psychometric properties to assess factors that influence adherence to SP among dentists.
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Collection:
National databases
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Argentina
Health context:
SDG3 - Target 3C: Increase health financing and the recruitment, development, training and retention of the health workforce
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Sustainable Health Agenda for the Americas
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SDG3 - Health and Well-Being
Health problem:
Implementation Strategies for Healthcare Workers
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Goal 9: Noncommunicable diseases and mental health
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Goal 10: Communicable diseases
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Target 3.3: End transmission of communicable diseases
Database:
BINACIS
Main subject:
Attitude of Health Personnel
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Universal Precautions
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Practice Guidelines as Topic
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Guideline Adherence
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Dentists
Type of study:
Practice guideline
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Risk factors
Aspects:
Implementation research
Country/Region as subject:
South America
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Brazil
Language:
Spanish
Journal:
Acta Odontol Latinoam
Year:
2014
Document type:
Article