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Area of Science:

  • Healthcare quality and safety
  • Infection prevention and control
  • Occupational health

Background:

  • Standard precautions (SPs) are crucial for protecting healthcare workers (HCWs) and preventing healthcare-associated infections (HAIs).
  • Effective measurement tools are needed to assess HCW compliance with SPs.
  • Accurate compliance data informs training and quality improvement initiatives.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To identify instruments measuring HCW compliance with SPs.
  • To evaluate the psychometric properties of these instruments.
  • To guide the selection of high-quality measurement tools for research and practice.

Main Methods:

  • Systematic review of self-assessment instruments for SP compliance.
  • Evaluation of psychometric properties following COSMIN guidelines.
  • Searches conducted in PubMed, CINAHL, and APA PsycInfo databases.

Main Results:

  • Thirteen instruments were identified, categorized by focus (universal precautions, SP adherence, hand hygiene, transmission-based precautions).
  • Many instruments exhibited unsatisfactory psychometric properties and methodological limitations.
  • Only four instruments were deemed high-quality measurements.

Conclusions:

  • Existing instruments for measuring HCW compliance with SPs are generally of low-to-moderate quality.
  • Further research is required to enhance the validation and psychometric properties of available instruments.
  • Improved measurement tools are essential for reliable assessment of SP adherence in healthcare settings.