Blood Exposure and Primary Prevention in the Home Care Workplace.

摘要

To understand more about the risk of blood exposure and injury in home care work, we conducted a five year mixed methods research study that included a series of focus groups and cross sectional surveys (at two points in time) as well as an intervention effectiveness evaluation. Three home care populations were the subject of the descriptive survey work: urban Illinois (IL) Personal Care Assistants (PCAs), Maryland (MD) Registered Nurses (RNs) and MD home care agency directors. The community based PCA intervention consisted of small group trainings, with a shorter training refresher one year later. The employer intervention consisted of a training workshop and materials.