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Relationships among Nurses’ Personnel Factors, Knowledge,
Attitudes, and Lower Extremities Deep Vein Thrombosis
Prophylaxis Practices in Patients undergoing Surgery
Warittha Phangsri, Phichpraorn Youngcharoen, Suchira Chaiviboontham*
Ramathibodi School of Nursing, Faculty of Medicine, Ramathibodi Hospital
*Corresponding Author E-mail: suchira.cha@mahidol.edu
Background: Abstract
Deep vein thrombosis (DVT) is a significant vascular risk for patients that contributes to
morbidity and mortality. Several factors can increase risks of DVT in patients undergoing
surgery, including prolonged surgical procedures, anesthesia, vascular injury during
surgery, and extended periods of immobilization after surgery. Implementing effective
nursing practices for deep vein thrombosis prophylaxis can minimize adverse outcomes
and mortality in surgical patients.
Methods: Participants were 93 registered nurses who worked at surgical inpatient units in two
tertiary care hospitals, including the Royal Thai Navy and the Ministry of Defence. The
demographic questionnaire, nurses’ knowledge on deep vein thrombosis questionnaire,
nurses’ attitudes toward the deep vein thrombosis prophylaxis questionnaire, and nurses’
practices on deep vein thrombosis prophylaxis questionnaire were used for data collection.
Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, Spearman’s ranks correlation coefficients,
and point-biserial correlation coefficients.
Results: Most participants were female (97.80%), averaging 31.92 years (SD = 6.25), and had an
average of 9.02 years of experience (SD = 5.97). Furthermore, 14.00% had received training.
The results demonstrated that the mean scores showed a relatively good level of nurses’
knowledge of deep vein thrombosis, a positive attitude toward deep vein thrombosis, and
practices on deep vein thrombosis prophylaxis. Significant low positive correlations were
found between years of working experience (r =.223, p < .05), training (r =.215, p <.05),
nurses’ knowledge of deep vein thrombosis (r =.251, p < .05), and deep vein thrombosis
prophylaxis practices. Moreover, there is a moderate positive correlation between nurses’
attitudes toward deep vein thrombosis and deep vein thrombosis prophylaxis practices
(r = .330, p < .01).
Conclusion: Nurses’ knowledge about deep vein thrombosis, years of working experience, training,
and attitudes toward deep vein thrombosis prophylaxis had statistically significant positive
correlations with deep vein thrombosis prophylaxis practices.
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