Analysis on risk factors of hospital-acquired pneumonia based on expert questionnaire

Abstract

Objective To explore the risk factors of hospital-acquired pneumonia from the point of view of experts′ experiences with the method of expert questionnaire. Methods The questionnaire on the risk factors of hospital-acquired pneumonia, which was made based on the literature consultation and group discussion, were distributed to 210 experts selected from the whole city. The degree of mean, the coefficient of variation (CV) and the cumulative percent of the risk factors were surveyed. Results The survey distributed 210 cases of questionnaires in all. The effective retrieving rate was 96.2%. The mean value of degree of mean, the cumulative percent and CV were 3.80, 86.7% and 0.30 respectively. Male, aerosol inhalation, low hemoglobin production and cognitive disorder were excluded, according to the discussed criteria. The resting 27 items were considered as the risk factors of hospital acquired pneumonia. Conclusions This study determines the risk factors of hospital-acquired pneumonia by conducting expert questionnaire, which can be a complementary solution to previous retrospective case control study and afford the foundation to further prevention of hospital-acquired pneumonia. Key words: Risk factors; Hospital-acquired pneumonia; Expert Questionnaire