table 3.
Frequencies of Agreement to Attitude Statements by Clinical and Nonclinical Direct Care (N = 151)
| Direct care staff | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Survey question | Direct care (N = 151) |
Clinical (N = 50) |
Nonclinical (N = 101) |
P |
| General infection control and occupational health risks | ||||
| 1. I feel a personal responsibility to prevent infections among the residents I care for. | 150 (99) | 49 (98) | 101 (100) | NS |
| 2. Preventing the spread of infections in this facility is important to the facility administrators. | 140 (93) | 49 (98) | 91 (90) | NS |
| 3. My facility has adequate resources to prevent the spread of infections among residents. | 145 (96) | 48 (96) | 97 (96) | NS |
| 4. When I am ill, I should remain at home until I feel better. | 131 (87) | 47 (94) | 84 (83) | NS |
| Hand hygiene concerns | ||||
| 1. One of the main reasons I wash my hands is to protect myself from infections. | 149 (99) | 50 (100) | 99 (98) | NS |
| 2. One of the main reasons I wash my hands is to protect the residents from infections. | 150 (99) | 49 (98) | 101 (100) | NS |
| 3. Washing my hands before and after direct resident contact is an important part of my job. | 149 (99) | 50 (100) | 99 (98) | NS |
| 4. My supervisors expect me to wash my hands before and after direct resident contact. | 146 (97) | 50 (100) | 96 (95) | NS |
| 5. My coworkers wash their hands before and after resident contact. | 113 (75) | 39 (78) | 74 (73) | NS |
| 6. I intend to wash my hands before and after resident contact when the resident I’m caring for has an infection. | 147 (98) | 48 (96) | 99 (98) | NS |
| 7. I intend to wash my hands before and after resident contact regardless of my job duties. | 146 (97) | 48 (96) | 98 (97) | NS |
| Respiratory hygiene and isolation concerns | ||||
| 1. Separating residents with respiratory infections from residents without respiratory infections would be beneficial in this facility. | 145 (96) | 49 (98) | 96 (95) | NS |
| 2. It is important to cover my mouth and nose when I cough or sneeze to protect residents from infections. | 150 (99) | 50 (100) | 100 (99) | NS |
| 3. It is important to cover my mouth and nose when I cough or sneeze to protect my coworkers from infections. | 150 (99) | 50 (100) | 100 (99) | NS |
| 4. Separating residents with respiratory infections from residents without respiratory infections by a distance of 3 feet would be practical to the facility. | 128 (85) | 44 (88) | 84 (83) | NS |
| 5. When I am ill with a respiratory infection, the facility administration encourages me to stay home. | 96 (64) | 32 (64) | 64 (63) | NS |
| 6. When a resident is diagnosed with a respiratory infection, staff are notified to take precautions to prevent the spread of infection. | 142 (94) | 49 (98) | 93 (92) | NS |
note. Data are no. (%), unless otherwise indicated. P values compare answers of agreement only for clinical and nonclinical direct care staff, using χ2 tests. Missing values not listed. NS, not significant.