Knowledge, attitude, and practice toward the daily management of PICC in critically ill cancer patients discharged from intensive care units.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Peripherally inserted central catheters (PICCs) are widely used in critically ill cancer patients. We aimed to investigate the status of knowledge, attitude, and practice (KAP) toward the daily management of PICCs in critically ill cancer patients discharged from intensive care units.

Methods

Totally, 152 critically ill cancer patients discharged from two intensive care units in China were surveyed using a self-administered KAP questionnaire. Patients' demographics and PICC-related KAP scores were collected and analyzed using independent-samples t-test and multivariate stepwise linear regression analysis.

Results

All 152 patients completed the survey. The mean KAP scores were 32.61±3.80 points, 28.11±3.18 points, and 44.31±3.98 points, respectively.

SUBMITTER: Chen J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6014729 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature