<scp>V</scp>enous thromboembolism (<scp>VTE</scp>) risk assessment: Rural nurses' knowledge and use in a rural acute care hospital

Gaston, Sherryl; White, Sarahlouise

doi:10.1111/ijn.12028

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“…The lack of awareness found in this global survey is consistent with the results of previous country‐specific studies done in Australia, Italy and the US; in these countries, awareness about VTE was low among patients and the general public . However, to our knowledge, ours is the first international study to assess awareness about thrombosis.…”

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 89%

Global public awareness of venous thromboembolism

Wendelboe

McCumber

Hylek

et al. 2015

Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis

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Abstract. Background: Data on public awareness about thrombosis in general and venous thromboembolism (VTE) in particular are limited. We aimed to measure the global awareness of thrombosis to address this gap. Methods: With Ipsos-Reid, from 22 July to 5 August 2014, we surveyed 800 respondents in their native language from each of Argentina, Australia, Canada, Germany, Japan, Thailand, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom and the United States to measure general awareness about thrombosis, including deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and pulmonary embolism (PE). In each country, respondents were distributed among three age groups: 18-39 years, 40-64 years, and over 65 years of age. Proportions and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were calculated. Results: Overall, the proportion of respondents that were aware of thrombosis, DVT and PE (68%, 44% and 54%, respectively) was lower than the proportion that was aware of other thrombotic disorders, such as heart attack and stroke (88% and 85%, respectively), and health conditions such as hypertension, breast cancer, prostate cancer and AIDS (90%, 85%, 82% and 87%, respectively). Although there was variation across countries, lower awareness was associated with younger age and being male. Only 45% (95% CI, 43.9-46.5) of respondents were aware that blood clots were preventable, and awareness of cancer, hospitalization and surgery as risk factors was low (16%, 25%, and 36%, respectively). Conclusions: On a global level, public awareness about thrombosis overall, and VTE in particular, is low. Campaigns to increase public awareness about VTE are needed to reduce the burden from this largely preventable thrombotic disorder.

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Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 89%

Global public awareness of venous thromboembolism

Wendelboe

McCumber

Hylek

et al. 2015

Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis

125

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“…We believe that continuous education can improve nurses’ knowledge of thromboprophylaxis, as stated. [ 14 ] Moreover, we found that higher levels of training can further improve knowledge. Respondents who had received nationally recognized professional training had the highest correct response rate in our study.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 94%

“…The importance of continuing education has been emphasized by several scholars. [ 7 , 14 ] A previous study demonstrated that only 9% of participants in South Korea received in-service continuous education. [ 15 ] This is relatively, low compared with our results, which may be related to the fact that our respondents were recruited from the best hospitals (AAA-grade) in China.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Nurses’ objective knowledge regarding venous thromboembolism prophylaxis

Chen

et al. 2018

Medicine

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Venous thromboembolism (VTE) is a common vascular disorder with high mortality and morbidity. Clinical nurses are a pivotal group that can serve as first-line health care providers. Lack of knowledge about VTE is an important barrier to effective nursing performance. This study aimed to determine nurses’ knowledge of VTE prophylaxis through a nationwide survey across China, to understand gaps between current knowledge, and guidelines, and to help improve clinical nursing.The survey included 5 topics with 68 items on VTE, including basic knowledge, risk assessment, basic prophylaxis, physical prophylaxis, and pharmacological prophylaxis.The survey was distributed to 106 AAA-grade hospitals throughout China; 5218 valid questionnaires were submitted for analysis. There were 5097 women and 121 men respondents, with average age 30.29 ± 8.60 years. The average rate of correct responses regarding VTE knowledge was 59.90 ± 15.63%; 77.81% of subjects answered more than half of the survey items correctly. Better knowledge about thromboprophylaxis was observed among nurses who were more highly educated, more experienced, had received continuing education, intensive care unit (ICU), and lead nurses. Correct response rates were 68.39 ± 17.03%, 60.35 ± 21.01%, 75.51 ± 22.85%, 41.72 ± 17.47%, and 46.01 ± 21.22% for basic knowledge, risk assessment, basic prophylaxis, physical prophylaxis, and pharmacological prophylaxis, respectively.Respondents showed satisfactory results regarding basic prophylaxis, basic knowledge, and risk assessment for VTE; respondents had poorer knowledge regarding physical and pharmacological prophylaxis. Better mastery of knowledge about thromboprophylaxis was observed among nurses who were more highly educated, more experienced, had received continuous education, ICU, and lead nurses.This study suggested that nurse trainers should develop comprehensive educational programs that focus on low correct rate aspects. Higher-level continuous education could improve nurses’ knowledge of thromboprophylaxis.

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“…Despite the Joint Commission emphasis on VTE risk assessment in all hospitalized patients, there remains a gap between current, evidence-based recommendations for VTE prevention and reported nursing practices. (J Vasc Nurs 2014;32: [18][19][20][21][22][23][24] Venous thromboembolism (VTE) manifesting as deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and pulmonary embolism (PE) is a major health care problem affecting hundreds of thousands of Americans annually. Over half of these individuals develop their VTE in hospitals or in the 30 days after hospital discharge.…”

Section: Evaluation Of Hospital Nurses' Perceived Knowledge and Practmentioning

confidence: 99%