About this Research Topic
Management of nosocomial infections is crucial for maintaining high standards of medical quality. Implementing targeted health education programs in hospitals not only improves medical quality and patient outcomes but also enhances the overall therapeutic environment. Such initiatives are essential for fostering harmony between healthcare providers and patients, increasing patient satisfaction, and safeguarding the mental and physical well-being of medical staff. Furthermore, continuous education and legal training for healthcare personnel on nosocomial infection can strengthen their legal awareness and improve their ability to act in compliance with healthcare regulations. The international research community has increasingly focused on the role of public health education in managing nosocomial infections across varied populations and settings. Despite significant emerging research, there remain numerous challenges in effectively tailoring health education and evaluating its impact across different demographics, timings, locations, and diseases.
This Research Topic seeks to gather a collection of articles that explore recent advances and offer fresh perspectives on the comprehensive strategies, methods, theoretical frameworks, content, and evaluations of public health education tailored to controlling nosocomial infections. This includes education for patients, medical staff, interns, and the community at various stages of the healthcare journey, from admission through post-discharge, and across various medical specialties such as respiratory, digestive, cardiovascular, endocrine, surgical, and infectious diseases.
We invite submissions of original research, review articles, mini-reviews, systematic reviews, research protocols, opinions, and hypotheses. Contributions of particular interest include, but are not limited to:
• Innovative strategies, methods, and theoretical concepts for public health education tailored to diverse audiences and settings.
• Customized content for public health education on different diseases aimed at controlling nosocomial infections.
• Process evaluations of health education programs focusing on organization, implementation, educational methods, communication channels, and the design of promotional materials.
• Assessments of short-term effects of health education on changes in knowledge, beliefs, and behaviors; the enhancement of awareness and behavioral changes related to the prevention and control of hospital infections.
• Trends in nosocomial infection prevalence and rates in various hospital departments following the implementation of public health education.
• Analysis of changes in specific nosocomial infection rates, such as those related to surgeries, catheter use, and hand hygiene compliance pre- and post-education.
• Studies on the impact of public health education on antibiotic use, hospitalization costs, length of stay, and satisfaction levels of healthcare professionals, patients, and their families.
• Examination of the psychological impacts on healthcare providers, patients, and their families due to public health education efforts.
This Research Topic seeks to gather a collection of articles that explore recent advances and offer fresh perspectives on the comprehensive strategies, methods, theoretical frameworks, content, and evaluations of public health education tailored to controlling nosocomial infections. This includes education for patients, medical staff, interns, and the community at various stages of the healthcare journey, from admission through post-discharge, and across various medical specialties such as respiratory, digestive, cardiovascular, endocrine, surgical, and infectious diseases.
We invite submissions of original research, review articles, mini-reviews, systematic reviews, research protocols, opinions, and hypotheses. Contributions of particular interest include, but are not limited to:
• Innovative strategies, methods, and theoretical concepts for public health education tailored to diverse audiences and settings.
• Customized content for public health education on different diseases aimed at controlling nosocomial infections.
• Process evaluations of health education programs focusing on organization, implementation, educational methods, communication channels, and the design of promotional materials.
• Assessments of short-term effects of health education on changes in knowledge, beliefs, and behaviors; the enhancement of awareness and behavioral changes related to the prevention and control of hospital infections.
• Trends in nosocomial infection prevalence and rates in various hospital departments following the implementation of public health education.
• Analysis of changes in specific nosocomial infection rates, such as those related to surgeries, catheter use, and hand hygiene compliance pre- and post-education.
• Studies on the impact of public health education on antibiotic use, hospitalization costs, length of stay, and satisfaction levels of healthcare professionals, patients, and their families.
• Examination of the psychological impacts on healthcare providers, patients, and their families due to public health education efforts.
Keywords: public health education, hospital health education, community health education, nosocomial infection, strategies, methods, theoretical concepts, effects evaluation, prevention
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