Infection Prevention and Control Programs in US Nursing Homes: Results of a National Survey.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

The objectives of this study were to (1) obtain a national perspective of the current state of nursing home (NH) infection prevention and control (IPC) programs and (2) examine differences in IPC program characteristics for NHs that had and had not received an infection control deficiency citation.

Design

A national cross-sectional survey of randomly sampled NHs was conducted and responses were linked with Certification and Survey Provider Enhanced Reporting (CASPER) and NH Compare data.

Setting

Surveys were completed and returned by 990 NHs (response rate 39%) between December 2013 and December 2014.

Participants

The person in charge of the IPC program at each NH completed the survey.

Measurements

The survey consisted of 34 items related to r

SUBMITTER: Herzig CT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4696513 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature