Abstract
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to develop an infection control education program (ICEP) for infection control practitioners (ICPs) in long-term care hospitals (LTCH) and to test the effectiveness of the program. Methods: The ICEP was developed based on the Analysis, Design, Development, Implementation, and Evaluation (ADDIE) model. Focus group interviews, Borich needs assessment, and location of focus models were used to assess educational needs. To test the effectiveness of the developed ICEP program, one-group pretest-posttest design was used. Participants were 269 ICPs working at LTCH. Knowledge, skills, awareness, self-efficacy, and teaching efficacy on infection control were measured before and after the program using questionnaires. A paired t-test was performed to analyze the data. Results: Compared to pre-test, there was a significant improvement in knowledge (47.07±10.22 vs, 76.99±0.88, p.001) and skills (32.11±12.48 vs. 62.11±14.08, p.001). Awareness of infection control, self-efficacy, and teaching efficacy were also significantly improved. Conclusion: We developed an ICEP for ICPs working at LTCH. Based on the results of this study, the ICEP is effective in improving infection control knowledge, skills, self-efficacy, and teaching efficacy for the ICPs. It is suggestive to provide an ICEP to improve hospital infection control activities.
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