Behavioral-Diagnostic Analysis of Compliance with Universal Precautions Among Nurses

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• Personal Author:
  DeJoy DM ; Gershon RR ; Murphy, Lawrence R. ; Searcy CA
• Description:
  This study used the PRECEDE model (L.W. Green, M.W. Kreuter, S.G. Deeds, & K.B. Partridge, 1980) to examine individual, job-task, and environmental-organizational factors related to compliance with universal precautions (UP) among nurses. Structural equation modeling showed that the hypothesized model did a better job predicting general compliance (R2 = .41) than compliance with personal protective equipment (PPE; R2 = .18). All 3 categories of diagnostic factors (predisposing, enabling, and reinforcing) influenced general compliance, but predisposing factors were relatively unimportant for compliance with PPE. With a set of nested models, the greatest improvement in model fit occurred when the indirect effects of reinforcing factors were added. A positive safety climate may increase the likelihood that the work environment will contain features that enable workers to comply with safe work practices. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Behavior Environmental Health Health Personnel Occupational Health Personal Protective Equipment Safety Workplace
• Keywords:
  Behavior-patterns Behavioral-testing Environmental-factors Health-care-personnel Models Nurses Nursing Personal-protective-equipment Work-environment Work-practices
• ISSN:
  1076-8998
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Georgia ; Ohio ; OSHA Region 4 ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DBBS - Division of Biomedical and Behavioral Sciences
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  127-141
• Volume:
  5
• Issue:
  1
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20024584
• Citation:
  J Occup Health Psychol 2000 Jan; 5(1):127-141
• Contact Point Address:
  David M. DeJoy, Department of Health Promotion and Behavior, 300 River Road, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602-6522
• Email:
  ddejoy@coe.uga.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2000
• Performing Organization:
  Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  19970401
• Source Full Name:
  Journal of Occupational Health Psychology
• End Date:
  20000929
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:123ad8bae3ff8f485fa84925641c7828a038216e2958bb9cadbd0f9b38897cd5f65aa00ce35c323d8579b6011fc8de0e0b9f01daee30b22225ea6a9b1f4648a3
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/196326/cdc_196326_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 2.54 MB ]