Informal Caregivers’ Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice on the Prevention, Care, and Healing of People With Pressure Injuries: A Cross-Sectional Study in China

OBJECTIVE: The study aimed to assess the knowledge, attitude, and practice (KAP) of informal caregivers toward patients with pressure injury (PI) at Tier-3 Grade A hospitals and their community and nursing homes. METHODS: Data for this single-center cross-sectional study were collected from informal caregivers of patients with PIs who visited the outpatient department within 6 months of the patient's hospital discharge. A convenience sampling technique was used to recruit 239 subjects from April 2022 to April 2023. In the final analysis, 213 informal caregivers completed the questionnaire. RESULTS: The total score, knowledge score, attitude score, and behavior score were 36.17±3.49, 0.04±0.25, 26.07±3.63, and 10.05±3.27, respectively. There was a positive and significant relationship between the 3 variables. Relationship between caregivers and family members and their practices ( P 0, P