ORIGINAL RESEARCH article
Front. Med.
Sec. Healthcare Professions Education
Volume 12 - 2025 | doi: 10.3389/fmed.2025.1645570
Healthcare Professionals' Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices in Thromboelastography Application
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- The Clinical Laboratory of Shanghai Tongren Hospital, Shanghai, China
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Objective: This study aims to investigate the knowledge, attitudes, and practices (KAP) of healthcare professionals regarding thromboelastography (TEG). Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted at Tongren Hospital in Shanghai from January to February 2025. Demographic data, knowledge, attitude, and practices scores, were collected and evaluated via a self-developed questionnaire. Results: A total of 218 valid responses were included in the analysis. Of the participants, 130 (59.63%) were physicians, and 88 (40.37%) were nurses. TEG-related training had been received by 149 (68.35%) of the participants. The mean proficiency score for TEG use was 5.83 ± 2.90 (range: 0-10). The mean scores for knowledge, attitude, and practice were 8.10 ± 2.44 (range: 0-12), 30.81 ± 7.11 (range: 8-40), and 28.92 ± 8.87 (range: 8-40), respectively. Significant positive correlations were observed between knowledge and attitude (r = 0.1722, P = 0.0109) and between attitude and practice (r = 0.6945, P < 0.001). The structural equation model revealed that knowledge (β = 0.76, P < 0.001) directly influenced attitude, and attitude (β = 1.10, P < 0.001) directly influenced practice. Additionally, years of practice (β = 0.84, P = 0.003) and frequent use of TEG (β = -0.79, P = 0.024) were found to impact knowledge, which in turn affected attitude (β = 0.76, P < 0.001). Conclusion: The majority of healthcare professionals demonstrated inadequate knowledge, positive attitudes, and optimal practices regarding TEG. Enhanced training programs focused on TEG could improve proficiency and optimize its clinical application, especially for professionals with fewer years of experience.
Keywords: Thromboelastography, healthcare professionals, knowledge, attitudes, Practices, Cross-sectional study
Received: 17 Jun 2025; Accepted: 22 Sep 2025.
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* Correspondence: Liping Wang, wlp2272@shtrhospital.com
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