Knowledge, Attitude and Practice Among Caregivers Towards Pressure Ulcer in Spinal Cord Injury at Rehabilitation Center in Bangladesh

Abstract

Study design: A quantitative cross-sectional survey study. Objective To determine the knowledge, attitude and practice (KAP) among caregivers regarding prevention and care of pressure ulcer in patients with spinal cord injury and relationship between KAP. Setting: Centre for Rehabilitation of Paralysed, Dhaka, Bangladesh. Methods A descriptive correlational design with modified semi-structured questionnaire implemented through convenient sampling procedure. McDonald’s standard of learning outcome measured criteria was used to categorize caregivers’ level of knowledge and practice while, the total scores of attitude were categorized into three levels based on mean percentage and standard deviation: negative attitude below (mean ± 1 SD), neutral level (mean ± 1 SD), and positive attitude above (mean ± 1 SD). The pearson product-moment correlation coefficient (r) was used to examine the relationships between caregivers’ KAP and p- value of 0.05 or less was considered as statistically significant. Results Our results suggest that caregivers had a moderate level of knowledge (M = 73.68%, SD = 6.43), neutral level of attitude (M = 70.32%, SD = 6.89), and moderate level of practice (M = 74.77%, SD = 9.08). There was a positive correlation between caregivers’ knowledge and attitude (r = 0.30, p < 0.01), and between knowledge and practice (r = 0.37, p < 0.01). However, no correlation existed between attitude and practice (r = 0.12, p > 0.05). Conclusion The study findings suggests that caregivers need to develop a positive attitude and increase their knowledge in order to improve their practice.

Nurses’ Knowledge of Pressure Ulcer Risk Assessment and Prevention Strategies: A Cross-Sectional Study in Nigeria

“…In addition, findings in the current study revealed that majority of 67.8% of the respondents had adequate knowledge of pressure ulcers prevention strategies. This is also in line with similar studies which reported adequate knowledge of pressure ulcers prevention strategies (Mäki-Turja-Rostedt et al, 2021;Tharu et al, 2021). However, the finding is not consistent with previous research where there was poor knowledge of prevention strategies among the respondents (Fletcher & Hall, 2020;Halász et al, 2021;Khojastehfar et al, 2020;Saranasinghe & Seneviratne, 2021;Sen, 2020;Sengul & Karadag, 2020).…”

“…Study on 253 nurses' knowledge and practices towards pressure ulcer prevention in Medical College Hospital, Kolkata reported that participants' overall knowledge towards pressure ulcer prevention was poor (Sen, 2020). However, a study on knowledge, practice, and perceived barrier of pressure ulcer prevention among 220 nurses in a public hospital in Selangor revealed that majority of respondents had adequate knowledge (95.0%) of PUs prevention (Tharu et al, 2021). Also a study on knowledge, attitude and practice among caregivers towards pressure ulcer in spinal cord injury at rehabilitation center in Bangladesh found that knowledge of PU prevention was moderately high in the majority 73.2% of the participants (Mäki-Turja-Rostedt et al, 2021).…”

Caregivers’ Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice towards Pressure Injuries in Spinal Cord Injury at Rehabilitation Center in Bangladesh

“…Degree in Rehabilitation Science at the University of Dhaka, Bangladesh. The authors state that the manuscript “Caregivers' Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice towards Pressure Ulcer in Spinal Cord Injury at Rehabilitation Center in Bangladesh” has been previously published as a preprint [ 40 ].…”