TY - JOUR ID - 16757 TI - Investigation of Patients' Awareness about Hospital Infection Symptoms at Shahid Kamyab Educational Hospital from March to September 2015 JO - Journal of Patient Safety & Quality Improvement JA - PSJ LA - en SN - 2345-4482 AU - Samiee Daluee, Behnaz AU - Salehmoghaddam, Amir Reza AU - Abbasi Shaye, zahra AU - Abdolbaghi, Najmeh AU - Imani, Fatemeh AU - Gheibi, Malihe AD - BSN, Nursing Management Department, Treatment Affairs, Mashhad University of Medical Science, Mashhad, Iran. AD - Head of Nursing Manager, Treatment Affairs, Mashhad University of Medical science, Mashhad, Iran. AD - Assistant Professor, Akbar Clinical Research and Development Unit, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran. AD - BSN, Patient Safety Expert, Shahid Kamyab Hospital Quality Improvement Unit, Mashhad University of Medical Science, Mashhad, Iran. AD - BSN, Neurosurgery Department, Shahid Kamyab Hospital, Mashhad University of Medical Science, Mashhad, Iran. AD - Msc, Nursing Management Department, Treatment Affairs, Mashhad University of Medical Science, Mashhad, Iran. Y1 - 2020 PY - 2020 VL - 8 IS - 3 SP - 167 EP - 171 KW - Awareness KW - Hospital infection KW - Patients DO - 10.22038/psj.2020.52378.1292 N2 - Introduction:Annually, more than 1.4 million of the world population suffer from nosocomial infections. The present study aimed to assess the patients' knowledge about the symptoms of hospital infections.Materials and Methods:This descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted through the census method on 350 patients admitted to Shahid Kamyab Hospital, Mashhad, Iran. They were asked to complete a researcher-made questionnaire covering such information as demographic characteristics and questions to evaluate awareness about the symptoms of hospital-acquired infections. The data were analyzed in SPSS software (version 22) using descriptive statistics.Results:The majority of the participants (65%) in this study were male, and 68.7% of the cases had a higher level of awareness regarding the symptoms of hospital infections.Conclusion:Considering the higher level of patients' knowledge about the symptoms of hospital infections, the patients' education process can be continued to keep and improve this trend. UR - https://psj.mums.ac.ir/article_16757.html L1 - https://psj.mums.ac.ir/article_16757_62adc8da6c7b6bc7e3b098340d6f9612.pdf ER -