TY  - UNPB
ID  - pittir27863
UR  - http://d-scholarship-dev.library.pitt.edu/27863/
A1  - Pikula, Stephanie
Y1  - 2016/06/29/
N2  - BACKGROUND: Healthcare-associated infections, particularly methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), have been an on-going public health problem for several years. Cases of MRSA are often missed due to non-compliance with MRSA screening procedures, which has been attributed to many factors. However, one of the most influential factors is a lack of knowledge regarding screening. Therefore, it is important to consider the benefits of providing education to physicians regarding MRSA screening. METHODS: A total of 34 primary care physicians (PCPs) at Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic in Pittsburgh, PA were identified as the PCPs mainly responsible for swabbing incoming patients for MRSA. An intervention was developed that highlighted the appropriate swabbing procedure and MRSA surveillance measures, as well as a form of acknowledgement that the PCPs were required to sign and return to confirm that they participated. Baseline data of patients? swab status was collected for one month before the intervention. Following the intervention, swab status data was collected for one and a half months. RESULTS: Of the 34 PCPs that were contacted for the study, 18 returned the form of acknowledgement. In order to determine if the intervention was effective, compliance rates were calculated for each month. The baseline compliance rate was 66.67%. After the intervention, the first month?s data yielded a compliance rate of 74.07%, and the remaining half month of data yielded a compliance rate of 80%. CONCLUSION: An educational intervention regarding MRSA screening had a significant impact on screening compliance. This suggests that with regular interventions, compliance could continue to improve and in the future, regular educational interventions should be considered in healthcare settings in order to promote screening compliance.
KW  - methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus
KW  -  MRSA
KW  -  educational intervention
KW  -  intervention
KW  -  education
KW  -  acute healthcare facility
TI  - Observing the effects of an educational intervention on MRSA screening compliance in an acute healthcare facility
EP  - 46
AV  - public
ER  -