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Improving prevention and early detection of sepsis among patient groups at risk: Introducing a model for a multimodal information campaign-The SepWiss study protocol.

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العنوان: Improving prevention and early detection of sepsis among patient groups at risk: Introducing a model for a multimodal information campaign-The SepWiss study protocol.
المؤلفون: Wiltrud Abels, Konrad Reinhart, Edmund Neugebauer, Elisa Wulkotte, Evjenia Toubekis, Silke Piedmont, Sebastian Born, Thorsten Rieck, Odette Wegwarth, Claudia Spies, Peter Schlattmann, Daniel Schwarzkopf, Carolin Fleischmann-Struzek
المصدر: PLoS ONE, Vol 19, Iss 7, p e0305107 (2024)
بيانات النشر: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2024.
سنة النشر: 2024
المجموعة: LCC:Medicine
LCC:Science
مصطلحات موضوعية: Medicine, Science
الوصف: BackgroundSepsis is a life-threatening organ dysfunction due to a dysregulated host response to infection. Annually, sepsis leads to approx. 90.000 deaths in Germany. Risk factors include amongst others older age (>60), innate or acquired dysfunction of the immune system, and underlying chronic diseases of the lung, heart, liver, or kidneys. The manifestation of sepsis is a medical emergency, and patient outcomes depend on timely diagnosis and immediate treatment. In addition, vaccinations e.g., against pneumococci or influenza virus, are a highly effective public health tool to prevent the most common underlying infections that may lead to sepsis. However, a lack of public awareness for the relevance of vaccination and detecting sepsis as an emergency underlines the need for public health interventions that address these issues. SepWiss aims to evaluate the effects of a multimodal information campaign designed to address this lack of awareness among the risk population in Germany.MethodsSepWiss is an intervention at state level, consisting of a multimodal information campaign targeting risk groups in the German federal states of Berlin and Brandenburg (intervention region). Based on available evidence, various information formats were developed and implemented by outdoor advertising, social media, educational formats and through stakeholders' platforms, starting in August 2021. The control region comprises of the remaining 14 German federal states. We will analyze vaccination coverage (primary outcome), and sepsis knowledge, the ability to detect sepsis as an emergency, and attitude towards vaccination (secondary outcomes) amongst the risk population in a controlled before-after comparison. The implementation is accompanied by a mixed-method process evaluation.DiscussionSepWiss is the first project of its kind to evaluate a complex multi-faceted evidence-based information campaign with regards to the topics of vaccination coverage, and the importance of sepsis detection and prevention for the most vulnerable populations in Germany. Results will be valuable for informing further nationwide campaigns.Trial registrationGerman Registry for Clinical Trials: DRKS00024475. Registered February 24th, 2021.
نوع الوثيقة: article
وصف الملف: electronic resource
اللغة: English
تدمد: 1932-6203
Relation: https://doaj.org/toc/1932-6203
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0305107
URL الوصول: https://doaj.org/article/297da2e505cd4d0daf494045bc432ea3
رقم الانضمام: edsdoj.297da2e505cd4d0daf494045bc432ea3
قاعدة البيانات: Directory of Open Access Journals
الوصف
تدمد:19326203
DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0305107