Table 6 Patients’ self-reported compliance with self-sampling requests and reasons for compliance or non-compliance (n = 234)
Question | N | % |
|---|---|---|
Did you participate in the screening for the bacterium? (n = 232) | ||
Yes | 206 | 88.8 |
No | 15 | 6.5 |
I don't know anymore | 11 | 4.7 |
If 'yes': who took the swabs? (n = 203) | ||
I took the swabs myself | 160 | 78.8 |
I had the swabs taken by someone else | 43 | 21.2 |
If 'No': why didn't you participate? (n = 13)a | ||
I didn't understand the letter | 1 | |
I didn't think it was necessary | 3 | |
I didn't want to | 1 | |
I find it scary | 0 | |
Something else | 9 | |
Did you think you had the bacterium when you got the letter? (n = 229) | ||
Yes | 18 | 7.9 |
No | 152 | 66.4 |
I don't know | 59 | 25.8 |
When you received the letter about the contact investigation, did you think "the hospital must have been dirty then"? (n = 231) | ||
Yes | 16 | 6.9 |
No | 196 | 84.8 |
I don’t know | 19 | 8.2 |
Did you feel sicker after taking swabs? (n = 230) | ||
Yes | 14 | 6.1 |
No | 202 | 87.8 |
I don't know | 14 | 6.1 |
Did you participate in the screening for detection of the bacterium for your own health? (n = 230) | ||
Yes | 194 | 84.3 |
No | 27 | 11.7 |
I don't know | 9 | 3.9 |
Did you participate in the screening for detection of the bacterium for the health of other patients in the hospital? For example, not to infect other patients (n = 228) | ||
Yes | 164 | 71.9 |
No | 51 | 22.4 |
I don't know | 13 | 5.7 |
Do you think screening is important for patient safety? (n = 231) | ||
Yes | 222 | 96.1 |
No | 1 | 0.4 |
I don't know | 8 | 3.5 |