Barriers to and facilitators of partner notification for chlamydia trachomatis among health care professionals

被引：10

作者：

Theunissen, Kevin A. T. M. ^{[1
]}

Schipper, Pim ^{[1
]}

Hoebe, Christian J. P. A. ^{[1
,2
]}

Crutzen, Rik ^{[3
]}

Kok, Gerjo ^{[4
]}

Dukers-Muijrers, Nicole H. T. M. ^{[1
,2
]}

机构：

[1] South Limburg Publ Hlth Serv, Dept Sexual Hlth Infect Dis & Environm Hlth, NL-6160 HA Geleen, Netherlands

[2] Maastricht Univ Med Ctr, Dept Med Microbiol, Maastricht Infect Ctr MINC, Sch Publ Hlth & Primary Care CAPHRI, NL-6202 AZ Maastricht, Netherlands

[3] Maastricht Univ Med Ctr, Dept Hlth Promot, Sch Publ Hlth & Primary Care CAPHRI, NL-6202 AZ Maastricht, Netherlands

[4] Maastricht Univ, Dept Work & Social Psychol, NL-6200 MD Maastricht, Netherlands

来源：

BMC HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH | 2014年 / 14卷

关键词：

Partner notification; Chlamydia trachomatis; Barriers; Facilitators; Public health; SEXUALLY-TRANSMITTED INFECTIONS; PUBLIC-HEALTH; VIEWS;

D O I：

10.1186/s12913-014-0647-5

中图分类号：

R19 [保健组织与事业（卫生事业管理）];

学科分类号：

摘要：

Background: Partner notification (PN) is an essential case-finding tool in the management of sexually transmitted infections (STIs). Yet, data on the effectiveness and factors impacting implementation of PN in the Netherlands are lacking. With the aim of further exploring and improving the PN process, the current study assessed perceived barriers and facilitators among health care professionals in the STI clinical setting. In particular, we explored the management of PN in young heterosexual patients diagnosed with Chlamydia trachomatis (Ct). Methods: We conducted semi-structured interviews among 22 health care professionals (response rate 52%) from 5 of the 8 national STI clinics in the Netherlands. We carried out qualitative content analysis using a framework approach. All participants were nurses, aged mid 20 s to late 50 s, and all but one were female. Results: All health care professionals felt comfortable discussing PN. Other perceived facilitators for PN included: time, one-on-one consultations, interviewing skills (i.e. Motivational Interviewing) and a proactive helping style. Important barriers were identified as: sub-optimal guidelines, inaccurate sexual history, a lack of feedback regarding the motivational strategies that were used, and the lack of feedback regarding overall PN effectiveness. The health care professionals placed an emphasis on the care and treatment of the individual index patient rather than on discussion of PN, or on motivating and helping patients to engage in PN. Conclusions: Health care professionals identified several barriers that need to be overcome, and facilitators which need to be maintained. Future efforts should concentrate on introducing PN protocols, providing feedback on both the effectiveness of strategies used by health care professionals, and on the PN process as a whole, and educating health care professionals about Motivational Interviewing strategies. Moreover, the possible implementation of an Internet-based PN system should be explored.

引用

页数：10