The Effect of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

Condition(s) studied

Investigational drug(s) / intervention(s)

Hand hygiene training using cognitive behavioural therapy techniques: The intervention group will receive hand hygiene training using cognitive behavioural therapy techniques. Hand hygiene training using cognitive behavioural therapy techniques will be delivered by a specialist psychologist certified in cognitive behavioural therapy from among the researchers. The training consists of three 1-hour sessions. The information on hand hygiene included in the training has been obtained from data provided by the Turkish Ministry of Health and the World Health Organisation. The aim of this training is to convince healthcare workers of the importance of hand hygiene in the prevention of hospital-acquired infections and to boost their confidence in their ability to adhere to hand hygiene guidelines. A strong commitment to hand hygiene will be possible through the development of self-regulatory behaviour. The objective is to foster self-regulatory behaviour through hand hygiene training integrated with Cognitive Behavioural Therapy techniques.

Study summary

The aim of this study is to investigate the effect of hand hygiene training applied using cognitive behavioural therapy techniques on healthcare workers' attitudes and beliefs regarding nosocomial infections. Another aim is to increase the effectiveness of hand hygiene training and to instil correct hand hygiene behaviour by utilising cognitive behavioural therapy to raise awareness of nosocomial infections among healthcare workers. This is a single-centre, double-blind, randomised, controlled trial with a single parallel group. The hypothesis is that hand hygiene training using cognitive behavioural therapy techniques will influence healthcare workers' attitudes and beliefs regarding nosocomial infections.

Eligibility

Primary outcome measure(s)

• Initial values obtained from the Nosocomial Infection Belief and Attitude Scale — The first measurement will be taken on the same day following the training provided to healthcare workers.
  The independent variables of the study are socio-demographic variables, while the dependent variables consist of items from the Nosocomial Infection Belief and Attitude Scale. Isolation, hand hygiene, ventilator-associated pneumonia, surgical site infection, and invasive procedures are measured using a five-point Likert scale consisting of 35 items, which assesses healthcare workers' beliefs and attitudes towards nosocomial infections. In the scale assessment, a score approaching 1 indicates low awareness of hospital-acquired infections, whilst a score approaching 5 indicates high awareness of nosocomial infections.

Trial sites (1)

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