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Enfermedades de declaración obligatoria: conocimiento y notificación en el ámbito hospitalario / Notifiable infectious diseases: Knowledge and notification among hospital physicians
Rubio-Cirilo, Laura; Martín-Ríos, M Dolores; Casas-Cámara, Gonzalo de las; Andrés-Prado, M José; Rodríguez-Caravaca, Gil.
Affiliation
  • Rubio-Cirilo, Laura; Hospital Universitario Fundación Alcorcón. Departamento de Medicina Preventiva. Madrid. España
  • Martín-Ríos, M Dolores; Hospital Universitario Fundación Alcorcón. Departamento de Medicina Preventiva. Madrid. España
  • Casas-Cámara, Gonzalo de las; Hospital Universitario Fundación Alcorcón. Departamento de Medicina Preventiva. Madrid. España
  • Andrés-Prado, M José; Hospital Universitario Fundación Alcorcón. Departamento de Medicina Preventiva. Madrid. España
  • Rodríguez-Caravaca, Gil; Hospital Universitario Fundación Alcorcón. Departamento de Medicina Preventiva. Madrid. España
Enferm. infecc. microbiol. clín. (Ed. impr.) ; 31(10): 643-648, dic. 2013. ilus, tab
Article in Spanish | IBECS | ID: ibc-118180
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Localization: BNCS
RESUMEN

INTRODUCCIÓN:

Las enfermedades de declaración obligatoria (EDO) suponen un riesgo para la salud pública; por ello se encuentran sometidas a vigilancia y han de ser notificadas. Analizamos el conocimiento sobre las EDO en el ámbito hospitalario y su actitud frente a la notificación.

MÉTODOS:

Estudio descriptivo observacional mediante cuestionario escrito con 11 preguntas de respuestas múltiples, 2 con respuesta sí/no y una pregunta final abierta. Se entregó a médicos adjuntos y residentes de 19 servicios (médicos y quirúrgicos).

RESULTADOS:

Se entregaron 248 cuestionarios, con una tasa de respuesta del 79,84%. El 76,3% eran médicos adjuntos. El 29,5% identificaron de forma correcta como EDO el 100% de las enfermedades propuestas; el 3,2% no pudieron identificar ninguna de ellas. El 25,3% identificaron de forma correcta todas las EDO urgentes propuestas. Encontramos diferencias estadísticamente significativas para el conocimiento de las EDO entre los servicios médicos y quirúrgicos, tanto para adjuntos (p = 0,047) como para residentes (p = 0,035). Un alto porcentaje de adjuntos, tanto de servicios médicos (40%) como quirúrgicos (70%), refirieron no haber notificado nunca. Preguntados por las causas de subnotificación, el 72% desconocen si tienen que notificar, el 88% desconocen qué enfermedades tienen que notificar.

CONCLUSIONES:

A pesar de que muchos de los encuestados son conscientes de que la notificación de las EDO forma parte de su labor asistencial, reconocen que notifican poco, existiendo un conocimiento insuficiente sobre qué enfermedades tienen que notificar y el modo de hacerlo
ABSTRACT

INTRODUCTION:

Notifiable infectious diseases represent a public health hazard, which is why they are under surveillance and must be reported. We tried to assess hospital physicians' knowledge of hospital physicians on notifiable infectious diseases and their self-reported attitudes to notification.

METHODS:

An observational study was conducted using a questionnaire with 11 multiple choice questions, two yes/no questions and one short-answer question. It was distributed to all senior doctors and residents in 19 medical and surgical departments.

RESULTS:

A total of 248 questionnaires were sent out, with a response rate of 79.84%. More than three-quarters (76.3%) of the respondents were senior doctors. As regards specific knowledge about whether a particular disease is a notifiable disease, 29.5% identified correctly 100% of the named diseases, 3.2% could not identify any of them. All urgent named notifiable infectious diseases were correctly identified by 25.3% of physicians. Statistically significant differences were found in the knowledge of notifiable diseases knowledge in medical and surgical departments, as well as for senior doctors (P=.047) and residents (P=.035). A high percentage of medical services (40%) and surgical (70%) department reported never failing to notify. When asked about the causes of under-reporting, 72% did not know whether notification was mandatory or not, and 88% did not know what diseases must be notified.

CONCLUSIONS:

Although many respondents are aware that diseases notification is part of their daily activity, many of them admit under-reporting. There is insufficient knowledge about what diseases are considered notifiable infectious diseases and how to notify them
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Collection: National databases / Spain Health context: Sustainable Health Agenda for the Americas / SDG3 - Health and Well-Being Health problem: Goal 10: Communicable diseases / Target 3.3: End transmission of communicable diseases Database: IBECS Main subject: Communicable Diseases / Disease Notification / Mandatory Reporting Type of study: Observational study / Prognostic study / Qualitative research / Screening study Limits: Humans Language: Spanish Journal: Enferm. infecc. microbiol. clín. (Ed. impr.) Year: 2013 Document type: Article Institution/Affiliation country: Hospital Universitario Fundación Alcorcón/España
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Collection: National databases / Spain Health context: Sustainable Health Agenda for the Americas / SDG3 - Health and Well-Being Health problem: Goal 10: Communicable diseases / Target 3.3: End transmission of communicable diseases Database: IBECS Main subject: Communicable Diseases / Disease Notification / Mandatory Reporting Type of study: Observational study / Prognostic study / Qualitative research / Screening study Limits: Humans Language: Spanish Journal: Enferm. infecc. microbiol. clín. (Ed. impr.) Year: 2013 Document type: Article Institution/Affiliation country: Hospital Universitario Fundación Alcorcón/España
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