Perceptions of infection control professionals toward electronic surveillance software supporting inpatient infections: A mixed methods study.

Autor: Baudet A; Université de Lorraine, Inserm, INSPIIRE, F-54000 Nancy, France; Université de Lorraine, CHRU-Nancy, F-54000 Nancy, France. Electronic address: alexandre.baudet@univ-lorraine.fr., Brennstuhl MJ; Université de Lorraine, Inserm, INSPIIRE, F-54000 Nancy, France; Université de Lorraine, UFR Sciences Humaines et Sociales, Metz, France., Lizon J; Université de Lorraine, CHRU-Nancy, F-54000 Nancy, France., Regad M; Université de Lorraine, Inserm, INSPIIRE, F-54000 Nancy, France; Université de Lorraine, CHRU-Nancy, F-54000 Nancy, France., Thilly N; Université de Lorraine, Inserm, INSPIIRE, F-54000 Nancy, France; Université de Lorraine, CHRU-Nancy, F-54000 Nancy, France., Demoré B; Université de Lorraine, Inserm, INSPIIRE, F-54000 Nancy, France; Université de Lorraine, CHRU-Nancy, F-54000 Nancy, France., Florentin A; Université de Lorraine, Inserm, INSPIIRE, F-54000 Nancy, France; Université de Lorraine, CHRU-Nancy, F-54000 Nancy, France.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: International journal of medical informatics [Int J Med Inform] 2024 Jun; Vol. 186, pp. 105419. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Mar 19.
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijmedinf.2024.105419
Abstrakt: Background: Electronic surveillance software (ESS) collects multiple patient data from hospital software to assist infection control professionals in the prevention and control of hospital-associated infections. This study aimed to understand the perceptions of end users (i.e., infection control professionals) and the facilitators and barriers related to a commercial ESS named ZINC and to assess its usability.
Methods: A mixed-method research approach was adopted among infection control professionals 10 months after the implementation of commercial ESS in the university hospital of Nancy, France. A qualitative analysis based on individual semistructured interviews was conducted to collect professionals' perceptions of ESS and to understand barriers and facilitators. Qualitative data were systematically coded and thematically analyzed. A quantitative analysis was performed using the System Usability Scale (SUS).
Results: Thirteen infection control professionals were included. Qualitative analysis revealed technical, organizational and human barriers to the installation and use stages and five significant facilitators: the relevant design of the ESS, the improvement of infection prevention and control practices, the designation of a champion/superuser among professionals, training, and collaboration with the developer team. Quantitative analysis indicated that the evaluated ESS was a "good" system in terms of perceived ease of use, with an overall median SUS score of 85/100.
Conclusions: This study shows the value of ESS to support inpatient infections as perceived by infection control professionals. It reveals barriers and facilitators to the implementation and adoption of ESS. These barriers and facilitators should be considered to facilitate the installation of the software in other hospitals.
Competing Interests: Declaration of competing interest The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper.
(Copyright © 2024 The Authors. Published by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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