Effects of establishing infection control program with core components of World Health Organization on reducing the risk of residents' infections and improving staff infection control competency in a nursing home.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Nursing homes (NHs) are high-risk facilities with limited infection control resources and residents susceptible to infectious diseases. The evidence regarding World Health Organization (WHO) core components in NHs is lacking. This study evaluates the effectiveness of establishing an infection prevention and control (IPC) program with WHO's core components in an NH.

Methods

The IPC program, encompassing evidence-based guidelines, education and training, surveillance, multimodal strategies, monitoring and feedback, workload and staffing considerations, and the built environment, was implemented in a 130-bed NH for one year. The effects were assessed based on the number of infections among residents, the level of knowledge, and the performance of infection control am

SUBMITTER: Lee MH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11562619 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature