Predicting Training Transfer of Oxygen Therapy During COVID-19: Theory of Planned Behavior Application

Introduction: Patients with severe COVID-19 symptoms need respiratory support. Therefore, nurses should use oxygen therapy knowledge and skills to treat such patients. Despite heavy investment in health care training to improve nurses #8217; skills, such as oxygen therapy skills, only a small portion of training is transferred to the workplace. #160; Objective: The present study aims to predict training transfer (use of oxygen therapy in the workplace) among nurses using the theory of planned behavior (TPB). Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted on nurses who participated in the oxygen therapy workshop and was selected using the method proposed by a random sample of 127 nurses. The TPB questionnaire and the oxygen therapy checklist were used to collect data. To analyze the data, structural equation modeling was applied. Results: The results showed that nurses #8217; attitudes toward oxygen therapy ( #946;=0.358, 95%CI, 0.182%-0.542%, P=0.01), subjective norms regarding oxygen therapy ( #946;=0.246 95%CI, 0.0.018%-0.223%, P=0.01), and perceived behavioral control over oxygen therapy ( #946;=0.229, 95%CI, 0.050%-0.264%, P=0.01) are significant predictors of intention toward oxygen therapy application. Moreover, the results showed that perceived behavioral control over oxygen therapy ( #946;=0.412, 95%CI, 0.226%-0.499%, P=0.01) and intention toward the use of oxygen therapy ( #946;=0.360, 95%CI, 0.241%-0.640%, P=0.01) are significant predictors of nurses #8217; actual use of oxygen therapy. #160; Conclusion: The TPB can predict the intention to use oxygen therapy and the actual use of oxygen therapy in nursing staff. Therefore, this theory can guide health officials to create a suitable environment for using oxygen therapy.