The application of knowledge-attitude-practice mode in peripherally inserted central catheter care in patients with esophageal surgery

Objective:To explore the effects of knowledge-attitude-practice(KAP) mode on peripherally inserted central catheter(PICC) care in patients with esophageal surgery.Methods:Eighty-four patients were randomly divided into the control group and intervention group(42 cases in each group).The control group and intervention group were taught using routine health education mode and KAP mode(including health education and psychological nursing,et al),respectively.Two groups were followed up for 3 chemotherapy cycles.The compliance of catheter maintenance,occurrence of catheter-related complication,keeping time of catheter and KAP of PICC between two groups were compared.Results:The difference of the case of catheter maintenance delay between two groups was not statistically significant(P>0.05).The number of catheter maintenance delay in intervention group was significantly less than that in control group(P<0.01).The difference of the occurrence of complication between two groups was not statistically significant(P>0.05).The time of catheter indwelling time in intervention group was significantly longer than that in control group(P<0.01).The scores of KAP in control group were significantly lower than those in intervention group(P<0.01).Conclusions:The application of KAP mode in PICC patients with esophageal surgery can improve the compliance of patients,extend the catheter indwelling time,increase the knowledge of KAP and clinical nursing quality.