Michalina Maria Walo, Jakub Świtalski, Sylwia Jopek, Grażyna Dykowska
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Abstract
Background: In recent years, there has been a growing trend of world travel among Poles. Nurses can play a significant role in educating patients about, among other things, the principles of prevention related to travel medicine. The aim of this study was to investigate the knowledge, self-assessment of the level of competence and attitudes toward potential travel medicine training among Polish nurses.
Material and methods: A cross-sectional survey was implemented using a proprietary questionnaire, that, in addition to questions on nurses' knowledge of travel medicine, included questions on attitudes toward potential postgraduate training in this field. The survey was conducted among nurses from hospitals, primary care clinics and specialty clinics.
Results: One hundred thirty-seven nurses participated in the survey. Respondents with a specialty or those who had completed various types of specialty courses or training had significantly higher levels of knowledge in travel medicine than other respondents. Age (H = 3.51; p = 0.476), length of service (H = 9.291; p = 0.054), educational level (H = 1.479; p = 0.477) and place of employment (H = 2.315; p = 0.678) did not differentiate respondents' travel medicine knowledge. An inadequate level of nurses' knowledge of immunizations for pregnant women planning to travel abroad and the rules of the European Health Insurance Card was observed. The majority of respondents believe that they do not have adequate training to provide care to travel patients.
Conclusions: Given the dynamic pace of tourism development and the increased travel opportunities for Poles, postgraduate training for the nursing profession in travel medicine to increase knowledge and competence in the principles of safe travel should be available. This could translate into increased opportunities to effectively educate patients and provide professional care for them.
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