Influence of peer education on maintenance knowledge of patients with peripherally inserted central catheter

VernacularTitle:同伴教育对经外周置入中心静脉导管带管患者维护知识知晓率的影响
Author: Tangsheng ZHONG ; Ling JIANG ; Mingzhu HE ; Huiqin ZHONG ; Yan WANG
Publication Type:Journal Article
Keywords: Catheterization,central venous; Peer education; Awareness; Complication
From: Chinese Journal of Practical Nursing 2015;31(24):1832-1835
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Objective To investigate the influence of peer education on maintenance knowledge of patients with peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC) outside the hospital.Methods 74 patients with PICC were divided into the intervention group and the control group with 37 patients in each group according to the random digit table,the intervention group received peer education and the conventional health education,while the control group only received routine health education.The maintenance knowledge of PICC was investigated with questionnaires and the results were analyzed.Results xfter intervention,the maintenance knowledge of the intervention group was significantly higher than that of the control group [(36.95±2.84) scores vs.(31.78 ± 4.79) scores,t=5.639,P＜0.05].The incidence rate of complications in the intervention group was lower than that of the control group [21.6％ (8/37) vs.62.2％(23/37),x2=12.491,P＜0.01].Conclusions The peer education can improve patients' maintenance knowledge about PICC and reduce the occurrence rate of the complications of PICC.