eprintid: 27863 rev_number: 12 userid: 5642 dir: disk0/00/02/78/63 datestamp: 2016-06-29 20:15:18 lastmod: 2016-11-15 14:33:09 status_changed: 2016-06-29 20:15:18 type: thesis_degree metadata_visibility: show contact_email: s.pikula@comcast.net item_issues_id: similar_title_27444 item_issues_type: similar_title item_issues_description: Similar title to Pikula, Stephanie Observing the effects of an educational intervention on MRSA screening compliance in an acute healthcare facility. Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. item_issues_timestamp: 2016-04-28 06:18:57 item_issues_status: autoresolved item_issues_count: 0 eprint_status: archive creators_name: Pikula, Stephanie creators_email: smp124@pitt.edu creators_id: SMP124 title: Observing the effects of an educational intervention on MRSA screening compliance in an acute healthcare facility ispublished: unpub divisions: sch_gsph_infectiousdiseasesmicrobiology full_text_status: public keywords: methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, MRSA, educational intervention, intervention, education, acute healthcare facility abstract: 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. date: 2016-06-29 date_type: published pages: 46 institution: University of Pittsburgh refereed: TRUE etdcommittee_type: committee_chair etdcommittee_type: committee_member etdcommittee_type: committee_member etdcommittee_name: Gupta, Phalguni etdcommittee_name: Terry, Martha etdcommittee_name: Silvestre, Anthony J. etdcommittee_email: pgupta1@pitt.edu etdcommittee_email: materry@pitt.edu etdcommittee_email: tonys@pitt.edu etdcommittee_id: PGUPTA1 etdcommittee_id: MATERRY etdcommittee_id: TONYS etd_defense_date: 2016-04-11 etd_approval_date: 2016-06-29 etd_submission_date: 2016-04-27 etd_release_date: 2016-06-29 etd_access_restriction: immediate etd_patent_pending: FALSE thesis_type: thesis degree: MPH citation: Pikula, Stephanie (2016) Observing the effects of an educational intervention on MRSA screening compliance in an acute healthcare facility. Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished) document_url: http://d-scholarship-dev.library.pitt.edu/27863/1/Pikula_Thesis_4_2016.pdf