Trial reportJournal of occupational and environmental medicine2016
Impact of a Comprehensive Workplace Hand Hygiene Program on Employer Health Care Insurance Claims and Costs, Absenteeism, and Employee Perceptions and Practices.
Trial report in Journal of occupational and environmental medicine, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT03454009 (Kent State University / Price Chopper Wellness Promotion Study), which is not on this map. Cited by 12 papers, 5 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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The trial behind it
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Kent State University / Price Chopper Wellness Promotion Study
Who cites it
12 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 37 citations in OpenAlex.
- Physical interventions to interrupt or reduce the spread of respiratory viruses.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2023Pooled it
- Interventions to increase personal protective behaviours to limit the spread of respiratory viruses: A rapid evidence review and meta-analysis.British journal of health psychology · 2022Pooled it
- Dissemination interventions to improve healthcare workers' adherence with infection prevention and control guidelines: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Implementation science : IS · 2021Pooled it
- Physical interventions to interrupt or reduce the spread of respiratory viruses.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2020Pooled it
- Effectiveness of Workplace Interventions for Improving Absenteeism, Productivity, and Work Ability of Employees: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Pooled it
- Identification of drug-related cardiovascular risks: A comprehensive analysis using the FAERS database (2004-2024).PloS one · 2026Article
- Machine Learning-Based Prediction for Incident Hypertension Based on Regular Health Checkup Data: Derivation and Validation in 2 Independent Nationwide Cohorts in South Korea and Japan.Journal of medical Internet research · 2024Article
- Absenteeism of Healthcare Personnel in the COVID-19 Era: A Systematic Review of the Literature and Implications for the Post-Pandemic Seasons.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
- Smart Hand Sanitisers in the Workplace: A Survey of Attitudes towards an Internet of Things Technology.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Assessing sub-regional-specific strengths of healthcare systems associated with COVID-19 prevalence, deaths and recoveries in Africa.PloS one · 2021Article
- Behavioral strategies to prevent and mitigate COVID-19 infection.Sports medicine and health science · 2020Review
- Potential fecal transmission of SARS-CoV-2: Current evidence and implications for public health.International journal of infectious diseases : IJID : official publication of the International Society for Infectious Diseases · 2020Review
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Authors and funding
6 authors at 3 institutions in 3 countries.
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Abstract
objectiveThe aim of this study was to determine the efficacy of a multimodal hand hygiene intervention program in reducing health care insurance claims for hygiene preventable infections (eg, cold and influenza), absenteeism, and subjective impact on employees.
methodsA 13.5-month prospective, randomized cluster controlled trial was executed with alcohol-based hand sanitizer in strategic workplace locations and personal use (intervention group) and brief hand hygiene education (both groups). Four years of retrospective data were collected for all participants.
resultsHygiene-preventable health care claims were significantly reduced in the intervention group by over 20% (P < 0.05). Absenteeism was positively impacted overall for the intervention group. Employee survey data showed significant improvements in hand hygiene behavior and perception of company concern for employee well-being.
conclusionProviding a comprehensive, targeted, yet simple to execute hand hygiene program significantly reduced the incidence of health care claims and increased employee workplace satisfaction.
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