New technology markedly improves hand-hygiene performance among healthcare workers after restroom visits

H Møller-Sørensen; A Korshin; T Mogensen; N Høiby

doi:10.1016/j.jhin.2015.09.012

New technology markedly improves hand-hygiene performance among healthcare workers after restroom visits

H Møller-Sørensen, A Korshin, T Mogensen, N Høiby

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Abstract

The risks to patients from pathogens present on healthcare workers' (HCWs') hands are high; however, compliance with hand hygiene among HCWs is low. We devised a prospective intervention trial of a new hand-hygiene dispensing technology to improve HCWs' compliance with hand hygiene. Baseline hand-hygiene compliance was observed for three months before and after an intervention consisting of implementation of an electronic device that reminds people to comply with hand hygiene after restroom visits. Compliance in hand-hygiene performance after restroom visits increased among HCWs from 66% to 91% after the intervention.

Original language	English
Journal	Journal of Hospital Infection
Volume	92
Issue number	4
Pages (from-to)	337-339
Number of pages	3
ISSN	0195-6701
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhin.2015.09.012
Publication status	Published - 1 Apr 2016

Keywords

Guideline Adherence
Hand Hygiene
Health Personnel
Humans
Infection Control
Prospective Studies
Reminder Systems
Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

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