The Prediction on the Behavior of Infection Control of Operating Room Nurses in Seoul: an Application of the Theory of Planned Behavior / 병원감염관리

ABSTRACT

BACKGROUND: This is a theory verification study in which the theory of planned behavior (TPB) of Ajzen is applied to predict operating room (OR) infection control behavior. The study was carried out to know the path of attitude, subjective norm, perceived behavioral control, and intention towards OR infection control behavior. METHODS: A total of 178 OR nurses working at 13 hospitals in Seoul were the subjects of this study. A questionnaire survey was performed; the data were collected from April 6 to April 19, 2005 and analyzed with t-test, ANOVA, multiple regression, and person's correlation using SPSS program. Using AMOS, the factors of TPB were analyzed with path analysis. RESULTS: The total mean of infection control behavior of OR nurses was 4.37 points out of possible 5.0, and asepsis/operating instrument sterilization had 4.69, which was the highest among all areas of infection control behavior. In case of the relation between attitude, subjective norm, perceived behavior control, and intention, there was the strongest relation of cause and effect (path coefficient 0.38, 39%). In case of intention, perceived behavior control, and behavior, the relation of cause and effect between intention and behavior was path coefficient 0.17 and behavior was path coefficient 0.19. The degree of explanation was 10%. CONCLUSION: We should try to improve environment management in behavior area, and through this study, the importance of education was verified.