title: Infection control in home healthcare: an exploratory study of issues for patients and providers.
abstract: The number of home healthcare clinicians who have acquired an infection as the direct result of patient care is not known. How clinicians practice infection prevention and control in home healthcare is also unknown. To describe infection prevention and control policies and practices in the home healthcare setting, an exploratory study in the form of a 22-question survey was conducted. Findings confirm the presence of occupationally acquired infections among home healthcare clinicians and that infection prevention and control practices vary widely across agencies.
authors.affiliation: Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio 44106-4904, USA. ilz@case.edu
authors.forename: Irena
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Kenneley
mesh_terms: D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000382:microbiology / Q000635:transmission; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D004509:Education, Nursing, Continuing; D005260:Female; D006699:Home Care Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D017053:Infection Control / Q000379:methods*; D017758:Infectious Disease Transmission, Patient-to-Professional / Q000517:prevention & control*; D008297:Male; D020380:Needs Assessment; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000517:prevention & control; D016273:Occupational Exposure / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000517:prevention & control*; D010865:Pilot Projects; D011050:Policy Making; D018570:Risk Assessment; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014481:United States; D014777:Virus Diseases / Q000635:transmission / Q000821:virology