Survey analysis on clinical problems of healthcare workers using blood collection devices in Japan

The purpose of this study was to investigate the clinical problems recognized and reported by healthcare workers (HCWs) who handle medical devices and analyze the factors associated with each problem, in order to investigate the development of blood collection support devices that are not widely used. An online survey was administered to 300 HCWs registered with a net research company to investigate how the intensity and frequency of 10 predetermined clinical problems would be reported. The relationship between the clinical problems and the attributes of the survey subjects was then analyzed using logistic regression analyses. As a result, the clinical problems frequently reported by the respondents were, to reduce labor, simplify data management, and obtain good medical materials. The need for imaging devices was reported to be low. The larger the scale of the medical institution, the more the problems reported by the HCWs. The fewer years of experience the HCWs had, the more likely they were to report a greater number of issues. In the development of blood collection support devices, it is necessary to listen to the opinions of HCWs with short clinical experience, working in large medical institutions and prioritize the development of devices that reduce labor.