Health Beliefs and Compliance of Standard Precautions of COVID-۱۹ among Employed Nurses

Aims: The adherence to standard precautions guidelines as the main strategy for preventing healthcare-associated infections such as COVID-۱۹. This study aimed to specify a health belief model to predict the standard precautions of employed nurses. Instrument & Method: This descriptive cross-sectional was conducted in Qom, Iran, from March to May ۲۰۲۰. One hundred and ninety-five randomly sampled registered nurses from two hospitals completed self-reported compliance with standard precautions of COVID-۱۹ and health belief model scale. Data analysis was performed using partial least squares path modeling. Findings: Less than one-tenth (۷%) of participants reported compliance with all standard precautions items. There was a significant relationship between health motivation and standard precautions (β=۰.۵۱۵, t=۱۳.۶۵۰). Cues to action (β=۰.۳۵۶, t=۴.۵۱۲) were identified as the strongest predictor of health motivation and, perceived threat (β=۰.۱۴۳, t=۲.۱۴۴) was the weakest predictor. The model explained approximately ۲۰% of the variance in compliance with standard precautions of COVID-۱۹. Conclusions: The results indicated that health belief model constructs are considered significant predictors of compliance with standard precautions of COVID-۱۹ among Iranian employed nurses. The results can help standard precautions training to reduce hospital infections and protect the health of patients and nursing staff.

کلیدواژه ها:

Standard Precautions ، Compliance ، Health Belief Model ، COVID-۱۹ ، Nurses ، اقدامات احتیاطی استاندارد ، تبعیت ، مدل اعتقاد بهداشتی ، کروناویروس ، پرستاران