Qualitative critique paper
Introduction
The article from the American journal of infection control focuses on qualitative analysis involves a discussion on hand hygiene compliance among health care workers in Vietnam, which was carried out by a focus group. The authors participated in the study include Sharon salmon and Mary Louise Mclaws. The information is essential to the health care system that is working to achieve hand hygiene compliance, which the health care workers (HCWS) are struggling with globally (Hopp, & Rittenmeyer, 2012). The focus of this article involved 12 focus group discussions, from six public hospitals across Hanoi, which were conducted to explore health care worker’s barriers to hand hygiene. The human subjects involved in the study were protected for safety, the specific age, experience and gender wasn’t included in the study. However, the participants gave informed consent before participation. Data was recorded and interpreted via qualitative analysis. This enhanced interpretation of information in a non-mathematical way that entails how and why the study was conducted.
Article summary
The research study involved twelve focus group discussions that were conducted with HCWS across Hanoi in Vietnam. The health workers who volunteered to be part of the study were selected from specific health departments engaged in hand hygiene compliance. Via the grounded theory method, researchers conducted qualitative research on six hospitals located in a central position in Hanoi with the aim of gathering and analyzing the data. The discussion encompasses experience from participants and other opinions regarding hand hygiene. The information collected through a tape recording. The underpinning of the qualitative method was through thematic analysis that entailed transcription and translation of findings into the English language. The results from the carried investigations showed that inadequate access to hand hygiene solutions and complicated guidelines in overcrowded hospital settings were identified to be the major reasons for noncompliance (Salmon, & McLaws, 2015). The majority of workers emphasized that the key accelerators to proper hand hygiene practices are the need for self-protection.
Analysis
The study shows that various factors have contributed to the poor effectiveness of hand hygiene policy in Vietnam (Ackley, Ladwig, Swan, & Tucker, 2008). The majority factors facilitating the poor hand hygiene revolve around lack of enough resources, the personal beliefs and ignorance of the workers. However, the study included only workers leaving out the patients and other staff members to give out their opinions (Salmon, Sharon, & Mary-Louise McLaws, 2019). One of the problems identified in the study was that the participants were not sure of the rationale for carrying out hand hygiene practices.
Conclusion
Large populations against limited resources are the main problem identified in the six hospitals involved in the study. Level IV (evidence from well-designed case-control) evidence was applied as the study was helpful in understanding the main reasons for the poor hand sanitation among workers in these hospitals. To curb the problem, these health facilities should increase facilities such as sinks and other infrastructures needed to improve hand hygiene in Vietnam.
References
Ackley, B., Ladwig, G., Swan, B. A., & Tucker, S. (2008). Evidence-Based Nursing Care Guidelines. Medical-Surgical Interventions. Mosby Elsevier, syf, 15.
Hopp, L., & Rittenmeyer, L. (2012). Introduction to evidence-based practice: A practical guide for nursing. FA Davis.
Salmon, S., & McLaws, M. L. (2015). Qualitative findings from focus group discussions on hand hygiene compliance among health care workers in Vietnam. American Journal of Infection Control, 43(10), 1086-1091.
Salmon, Sharon, and Mary-Louise McLaws. “Qualitative Findings from Focus Group Discussions on Hand Hygiene Compliance among Health Care Workers in Vietnam.” American Journal of Infection Control, vol. 43, no. 10, Oct. 2015, pp. 1086–1091, 10.1016/j.ajic.2015.05.039. Accessed 16 June 2019.