A systematic review of health care workers' knowledge and related factors towards burn first aid

The present systematic review was conducted to investigate the knowledge of health care workers (HCWs) regarding first aid in burns. A comprehensive, systematic search was performed in different international electronic databases, such as Scopus, PubMed, Web of Science, and Persian electronic databa...

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Published in:International wound journal 2023-10, Vol.20 (8), p.3338-3348
Main Authors: Yarali, Mohsen, Parvizi, Arman, Ghorbani Vajargah, Pooyan, Tamimi, Pegah, Mollaei, Amirabbas, Karkhah, Samad, Firooz, Mahbobeh, Hosseini, Seyed Javad, Takasi, Poorya, Farzan, Ramyar, Haddadi, Soudabeh
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Language:English
Subjects:
Burns
Cross-sectional studies
First aid
Grey literature
Health care
Injuries
Knowledge
Marital status
Medical personnel
Nurses
Questionnaires
Review
Safety training
Systematic review
Trauma
Workers
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Summary:The present systematic review was conducted to investigate the knowledge of health care workers (HCWs) regarding first aid in burns. A comprehensive, systematic search was performed in different international electronic databases, such as Scopus, PubMed, Web of Science, and Persian electronic databases such as Iranmedex, and Scientific Information Database using keywords extracted from Medical Subject Headings such as 'Knowledge', 'First aid', 'Health personnel' and 'Burns' from the earliest to 1 February 2023. The appraisal tool for cross-sectional studies (AXIS tool) evaluates the quality of the included studies. A total of 3213 HCWs participated in seven cross-sectional studies. Of the HCWs, 44.50% were physicians. The studies included in this systematic review were conducted in Saudi Arabia, Australia, Turkey, the UK, Ukraine, and Vietnam. The knowledge rate of HCWs related to first aid for burns was 64.78 out of 100, which indicates their relatively desirable knowledge. The factors of first aid training experience, age, and experienced burn traumas had a significant positive effect on the knowledge of HCWs related to first aid for burns. Also, factors such as gender, nationality, marital status, and job position had a significant relationship with the knowledge of HCWs about first aid for burns. Therefore, it is suggested that health care managers and policymakers implement training programs and practical workshops related to first aid, especially first aid for burns.
ISSN:1742-4801
1742-481X
1742-481X
DOI:10.1111/iwj.14162