ORIGINAL RESEARCH article
Front. Public Health
Sec. Injury Prevention and Control
Volume 13 - 2025 | doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1582074
Transforming Care: A Study on Physicians' Awareness, Attitudes and Barriers to Pressure Injury Prevention in Medical Wards in Jordan
Provisionally accepted
- 1king khaled University, khamis mushait, Saudi Arabia
- 2Applied Science Private University, Amman, Amman, Jordan
- 3Abu Dhabi University, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
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Background: Pressure injuryies are is a significant global concern, with rising prevalence and substantial direct and indirect costs. Multidisciplinary approach involving nurses and other healthcare team members, particularly physicians, is essential for comprehensively addressing PI in medical wards therefore,T this study aims to assess the knowledge, attitudes, and barriers among physicians working in the Jordanian medical wards regarding pressure injury preventionJordanian general medical wards regarding the prevention of pressure injury.Method: A descriptive correlational cross-sectional design was employed, utilizing a convenience sample of 73 physicians from the three largest governmental hospitals in Jordan, representing the country's most populated regions. A self-administered questionnaire measuring knowledge, attitudes, and barriers was distributed. Descriptive statistics, including mean (M) and standard deviation (SD), were used to analyze the total scores; , while a linear; multiple regression model was applied to identify factors influencing knowledge, attitudes, and barriers toward pressure injury prevention in Jordanian medical wards.The study found that physicians demonstrated good knowledge but exhibited weak attitudes and recognized significant barriers to pressure injury prevention. Higher income was associated with significant differences in knowledge and attitude scores (P < 0.00, P < 0.05) respectively, while the use of guidelines correlated with significant differences in knowledge scores (P < 0.048). Additionally, recognized barriers showed significant differences among those using guidelines and perceived unproportioned staff (P<0,041, P < 0.03) respectively.
Keywords: Pressure injury, Medical ward, Jordan, Physicians, knowledge, attitudes, barriers
Received: 28 Feb 2025; Accepted: 21 Apr 2025.
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* Correspondence: Enas A Assaf, king khaled University, khamis mushait, Saudi Arabia
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