Wissenserwerb, Wissensstand und Wissenstransfer in der Kompressionstherapie
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Abstract
BACKGROUND: Due to scientific progress, healthcare professionals should regularly undergo appropriate continuing education. For this, knowledge transfer is essential. Therefore, the aim of this cross-sectional study was to investigate the acquisition, status and transfer of knowledge of professional groups applying phlebological compression therapy in Germany.
MATERIALS AND METHODS: Healthcare professionals (physicians, nurses and medical assistants) received a questionnaire developed for this study, which queried different aspects of acquisition, status and transfer of knowledge.
RESULTS: Responses from 522 participants were analysed. The topic of compression therapy was not taught in the nursing or medical education of 43.3%. Specialist journals that address compression therapy were read regularly (at least 6 times/year) by 16.1% of the participants; 63.0% had no specialist books on this subject. Only 6.7% were aware of AWMF ("Arbeitsgemeinschaft der Wissenschaftlichen Medizinischen Fachgesellschaften") guidelines on the topic and 16.3% of the corresponding DNQP ("Deutsches Netzwerk für Qualitätsentwicklung in der Pflege") expert standard. In all, 41.2% participated in at least one internal training on compression therapy per year, 72.0% in external training and 19.2% in online training. A total of 30.7% stated that they did not use any information sources to acquire knowledge.
CONCLUSIONS: Possible sources of knowledge about compression therapy in Germany are insufficiently known within the investigated healthcare professional groups studied or are not regularly used. The result is a considerable knowledge deficit with a discrepancy between the current state of science and practice.
Bibliographical data
Translated title of the contribution | Acquisition, status and transfer of knowledge in compression therapy: Cross-sectional study in healthcare professions using phlebological compression therapy |
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Original language | German |
ISSN | 2731-7005 |
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Publication status | Published - 06.2024 |
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© 2024. The Author(s).
PubMed | 38413502 |
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