[Factors that influence the use of sepsis-related competencies in health professionals and how they promote their patients' sepsis knowledge: Results of a mixed methods study with health professionals].

Background: Sepsis is a life-threatening and relatively common emergency which is often recognized too late or not at all. Therefore, the "SepsisWissen" (SepsisKnowledge) project aimed to bring about changes in health care professionals' behavior in the area of sepsis prevention and early detection. It addressed the health care professionals themselves (e.