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ArticleOman medical journal2018

Assessment of Trained Hand Hygiene Observers Using Parallel Observations.

Humberto Guanche Garcell, Ariadna Villanueva Arias, Isme Borroto Garcés, Alexis Cardoso Gil, Pedro Rivero Companioni, Katiana Figueredo Arias, Osiris I Escobar More, Norgely Rivero Rodríguez, Francisco Gutierrez García

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Humberto Guanche GarcellInfection Control Department, The Cuban Hospital, Hamad Medical Corporation, Dukhan, Qatar.
Ariadna Villanueva AriasInfection Control Department, The Cuban Hospital, Hamad Medical Corporation, Dukhan, Qatar.
Isme Borroto GarcésNursing Department, The Cuban Hospital, Hamad Medical Corporation, Dukhan, Qatar.
Alexis Cardoso GilNursing Department, The Cuban Hospital, Hamad Medical Corporation, Dukhan, Qatar.
Pedro Rivero CompanioniNursing Department, The Cuban Hospital, Hamad Medical Corporation, Dukhan, Qatar.
Katiana Figueredo AriasNursing Department, The Cuban Hospital, Hamad Medical Corporation, Dukhan, Qatar.
Osiris I Escobar MoreNursing Department, The Cuban Hospital, Hamad Medical Corporation, Dukhan, Qatar.
Norgely Rivero RodríguezNursing Department, The Cuban Hospital, Hamad Medical Corporation, Dukhan, Qatar.
Francisco Gutierrez GarcíaEpidemiology Department, Hospital Joaquín Albarrán, La Habana, Cuba.

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objectivesTo validate hand hygiene (HH) observers following training and determine the concordance between the observers and the Kappa index.

methodsThis study was conducted during June 2017. HH observers from 15 hospital units received eight-hours training including a two-hour workshop conducted by the infection control practitioner and hospital epidemiologist. After its completion, parallel observations were conducted by trained nurses from each respective unit for a maximum of 20 minutes per session at any time or day.

resultsA total of 789 parallel observations were performed. In observed HH actions, the percentage of agreement between trained and experienced observers was 75.4%, with a Kappa index of agreement of 0.61 (95% confidence interval (CI): 0.57-0.66). For the observed HH moments, the agreement among observers was 83.8% with a Kappa index of 0.71 (95% CI: 0.66-0.75).

conclusionsHH observers were validated after a dedicated training in correspondence with the recommendation to improve HH monitoring. Additional studies should focus on evaluating the sustainability of the agreement, the requirement of retraining, and other alternatives for observers' validation.

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PMCPMC5798799

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