Factors Associated With Inadequate White Coat Handling Practices by Health Care Workers
Journal Title: IOSR Journal of Nursing and health Science - Year 2018, Vol 7, Issue 2
Abstract
Objectives: Analyze the factors associated with inadequate white coat handling practices among health care workers. Methods: Observational cross-sectional study conducted in a hospital located in the Central-West region of Brazil. Participants were 103 health care workers who provided direct care in the admissions ward of the Medical Clinic and wore white coats when treating patients. Univariate analysis was performed and variables with a value of p<0.10 were included in the Poisson regression model. Results: Inadequate practices related to how often white coats were changed were associated with male medical doctors and those from other fields, such as nutritionists, physiotherapists, dental surgeons, psychologists, speech therapists, who have been practicing for less time and reported inappropriate transport practices (p<0.01). Inadequate transport practices were interrelated with unsatisfactory behavior in terms of how often coats were changed and being a medical doctor (p<0.01). Conclusions: The practices among health care workers of using their white coats as personal protective equipment and washing them at home are inappropriate and could put their own health and that of their families at risk. This study provides evidence that these workers should not use their white coats as protective equipment in clinical practice.
Authors and Affiliations
Heliny Carneiro Cunha Neves, Silvana de Lima Vieira dos Santos, Sandra Maria Brunini, Anaclara Ferreira Veiga Tipple, Sergiane Bisinoto Alves, Jéssika Maria da Silva Rodrigues, Adenícia Custódia Silva e Souza
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