Informal Caregivers' Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice on the Prevention, Care, and Healing of People With Pressure Injuries: A Cross-Sectional Study in China.
Chun Sheng, Jing Lu, Xuan Yang and 2 others
PMID 41649895WHAT IT FOUND
Family caregivers of pressure injury patients in China scored 0.5% of the maximum for knowledge, 86.90% for attitude, and 41.87% for practice.
Key findings
01Among 213 informal caregivers, knowledge was 0.5% of the theoretical maximum, attitude was 86.90%, and practice was 41.87%.
02Caregivers receiving health care provider help reported higher practice scores (12.36±3.21) than those with family help (10.91±2.83) or no help (10.84±3.79).
03Knowledge, attitude, and practice were positively related.
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What it does not show
This was a cross-sectional survey, so it cannot show that knowledge or attitude caused better practice. The researchers included 239 caregivers and 213 completed the questionnaire. Data were self-reported, and the authors note that social stigma may lead to information concealment. Participants came from one hospital and its collaborative communities and nursing homes in Changsha, China. Heterogeneity in geographic location, native language, and educational background may influence questionnaire interpretation. The authors state that results should be interpreted as exploratory and may not generalize to other caregiver populations. Reliance on linear regression might underestimate the effect of predictors on a nonlinear outcome.
Declared interests
The study was funded by the Natural Science Foundation of Hunan Province, and the authors disclosed no other financial relationships.
The easy way to misread this
Do not read the 86.90% attitude score as evidence that caregivers can prevent pressure injuries. The knowledge score was 0.5% of the maximum and the practice score was 41.87% of the maximum, and the study measured self-reported behavior at one time.