The skin tears knowledge among geriatric ward nurses and associated factors: A cross-sectional study

IF 2.4 3区医学 Q2 DERMATOLOGY

Journal of tissue viability Pub Date : 2024-11-01 DOI:10.1016/j.jtv.2024.07.015

Rong Hu , Xiaoying Zhong, Xiaoya Li , Yanfei Ma, Huilin He, Chunyan Wang, Fang He

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Abstract

Aim

To determine the level of knowledge about skin tears among geriatric ward nurses and identify associated factors.

Methods

In this cross-sectional study in Southwest China, 1172 geriatric ward nurses from 10 hospitals participated. Data were collected using Sojump, a Chinese web-based platform, and the Skin Tear Knowledge Assessment Instrument was used to assess their knowledge. The analysis involved descriptive statistics, correlation analysis, and multiple linear regression.

Results

The study involved participants with an average age of 36.73 (SD = 6.54) years. More than half of the participants had less than 10 years of experience in geriatric wards. 27 % specialized in wound care, and 68.1 % lacked specific training in skin tear (ST) knowledge. Additionally, 82.7 % of geriatric nurses had never been exposed to guidelines on ST prevention and management. In the geriatric ward, 36.6 % of nurses received training in ST prevention. The average knowledge score about Skin Tears (STs) was 9.52 (SD = 2.39) out of 18. 'Treatment' had the lowest mean score, while 'Specific patient groups' had the highest. The multiple linear regression analysis found that nurses' knowledge of STs was influenced by sex(β = 0.096, P < 0.001), educational level(β = 0.062, P < 0.001), participation in ST (β = −0.193, P < 0.001 and wound care training(β = −0.120, P = 0.004), and specialization as a wound care nurse(β = −0.350, P = 0.001). These factors explained 61.3 % of the variance in knowledge about STs among the participants.

Conclusion

The geriatric ward had limited knowledge of STs. To improve their skills in dealing with STs, managers should provide tailored training to nurses and establish a standardized, evidence-based nursing process.

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Journal of tissue viability DERMATOLOGY-NURSING

CiteScore

3.80

自引率

16.00%

发文量

110

审稿时长

>12 weeks

期刊介绍： The Journal of Tissue Viability is the official publication of the Tissue Viability Society and is a quarterly journal concerned with all aspects of the occurrence and treatment of wounds, ulcers and pressure sores including patient care, pain, nutrition, wound healing, research, prevention, mobility, social problems and management. The Journal particularly encourages papers covering skin and skin wounds but will consider articles that discuss injury in any tissue. Articles that stress the multi-professional nature of tissue viability are especially welcome. We seek to encourage new authors as well as well-established contributors to the field - one aim of the journal is to enable all participants in tissue viability to share information with colleagues.