title: Effect of modifying the information and training structure on the occupational safety of health care workers in exposure to blood and body fluids: A quasi-experimental study.
abstract: This study was a quasi-experimental design to assess the effect of a Web-based information system on the occupational exposure to blood and body fluids (BBFs) among health care workers (HCWs). The outcome was the number of exposure incidents with BBFs among HCWs in both hospital A (intervention) and hospital B (control). The findings showed that the implementation of the Web-based information system about infection prevention and control in hospital A decreased exposure incidents with BBFs among the HCWs (P < .001).
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Records and Health Information Technology, School of Paramedical Sciences, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.
authors.forename: Masoumeh
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sarbaz
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Records and Health Information Technology, School of Paramedical Sciences, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran. Electronic address: kimiafarkh@mums.ac.ir.
authors.forename: Khalil
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kimiafar
authors.affiliation: Neurogenic Inflammation Research Center, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran; Targeted Drug Delivery Research Center, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.
authors.forename: Zhila
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Taherzadeh
authors.affiliation: Department of Infectious Diseases, Imam Reza Hospital, School of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.
authors.forename: HamidReza
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Naderi
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Informatics, School of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran; Pharmaceutical Research Center, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran; Department of Medical Informatics, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Saeid
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Eslami
mesh_terms: D001769:Blood; D001826:Body Fluids; D006282:Health Personnel; D006801:Humans; D065228:Non-Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; D016273:Occupational Exposure / Q000517:prevention & control*; D016272:Occupational Health / Q000193:education*
keywords: Occupational exposure; health care workers; information technology