ArticleAntimicrobial resistance and infection control2016
Role of quality control circle in sustained improvement of hand hygiene compliance: an observational study in a stomatology hospital in Shandong, China.
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- Application of Quality Control Circle in Promoting the Use of Rubber Dams in the Root Canal Treatment of Primary Teeth.BioMed research international · 2020Article
- Improvement of hand hygiene compliance in a private hospital using the Plan-Do-Check-Act (PDCA) method.Pakistan journal of medical sciences · 2019Article
- A multimodal intervention to improve hand hygiene compliance via social cognitive influences among kindergarten teachers in China.PloS one · 2019Article
- A quality control circle process to improve implementation effect of prevention measures for high-risk patients.International wound journal · 2017Article
- Sustained accuracy improvement in intraocular lens power calculation with the application of quality control circle.Scientific reports · 2017Article
- Implementation of WHO multimodal strategy for improvement of hand hygiene: a quasi-experimental study in a Traditional Chinese Medicine hospital in Xi'an, China.Antimicrobial resistance and infection control · 2017Article
- A Framework for Maintenance and Scaling of an Evidence-based Guideline Program.Pediatric quality & safetyArticle
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Abstract
backgroundHand hygiene is an important element of the WHO multimodal strategy for healthcare-associated infection control, whereas compliance of hand hygiene among healthcare workers (HCWs) remains a challenge to sustain. In order to increase the hand hygiene compliance of HCWs, a quality control circle (QCC) program was carried out in our hospital, and the plan-do-check-act (PDCA) method was applied for 12 months.
findingsHand hygiene compliance rates improved over time, with significant improvement between preintervention (60.1%) and postintervention (97.2%) periods (
conclusionThis study highlights the success of a multifaceted intervention, conducted by QCC program and PDCA method, which led to a significant improvement of hand hygiene compliance. Though training is the most basic intervention element, surveillance, evaluation and feedback should be explored as additional interventions to ensure that hand hygiene compliance is achieved and sustained at high levels.
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