Factors associated with nurses' self-efficacy in oral care at Oulu University Hospital, Finland
Kivilahti, Roosa-Maria; Ahomäki-Hietala, Tiia; Vähänikkilä, Hannu; Aro, Taru; Anttonen, Vuokko; Laitala, Marja-Liisa; Syrjälä, Anna-Maija (2024-11-06)
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06.11.2024
Kivilahti, R.-M., Ahomäki-Hietala, T., Vähänikkilä, H., Aro, T., Anttonen, V., Laitala, M.-L., & Syrjälä, A.-M. (2024). Factors associated with nurses’ self-efficacy in oral care at Oulu University Hospital, Finland. Acta Odontologica Scandinavica, 83, 616–621. https://doi.org/10.2340/aos.v83.42220
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Abstract
Objectives:
This study aimed to investigate factors associated with nurses’ self-efficacy in oral care among infection-sensitive patients in a university hospital.
Material and methods:
All the nurses working in five wards of internal medicine and one department of oncology at Oulu University Hospital, Finland (n = 114) were recruited. Data were collected with a questionnaire containing 10 self-efficacy items (scored 0 to 10) and nine knowledge items (five-point Likert scale) that were validated in an earlier pilot study. Factor analysis was performed for the self-efficacy scale and a mean score was calculated for the knowledge scale. A multivariate linear regression model was used to analyze the association between explanatory variables and self-efficacy factor scores.
Results:
Factor analysis revealed self-efficacy factors: Practical skills, Self-confidence in taking care of patients’ oral hygiene, and Confidence in detecting oral problems (factor scores varied between 4.9 and 8.8). A higher mean score for the knowledge scale was positively associated with the factor Practical skills (B = 0.5, p < 0.05). Longer working experience was associated with higher factor scores in Self-confidence in taking care of patients` oral hygiene and Confidence in detecting oral problems.
Conclusions:
Better oral health-related knowledge and longer working experience were positively associated with oral health-related self-efficacy.
Objectives:
This study aimed to investigate factors associated with nurses’ self-efficacy in oral care among infection-sensitive patients in a university hospital.
Material and methods:
All the nurses working in five wards of internal medicine and one department of oncology at Oulu University Hospital, Finland (n = 114) were recruited. Data were collected with a questionnaire containing 10 self-efficacy items (scored 0 to 10) and nine knowledge items (five-point Likert scale) that were validated in an earlier pilot study. Factor analysis was performed for the self-efficacy scale and a mean score was calculated for the knowledge scale. A multivariate linear regression model was used to analyze the association between explanatory variables and self-efficacy factor scores.
Results:
Factor analysis revealed self-efficacy factors: Practical skills, Self-confidence in taking care of patients’ oral hygiene, and Confidence in detecting oral problems (factor scores varied between 4.9 and 8.8). A higher mean score for the knowledge scale was positively associated with the factor Practical skills (B = 0.5, p < 0.05). Longer working experience was associated with higher factor scores in Self-confidence in taking care of patients` oral hygiene and Confidence in detecting oral problems.
Conclusions:
Better oral health-related knowledge and longer working experience were positively associated with oral health-related self-efficacy.
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