ArticleScandinavian journal of trauma, resuscitation and emergency medicine2019
"Hand hygiene perception and self-reported hand hygiene compliance among emergency medical service providers: a Danish survey".
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- Hand hygiene, knowledge and training motivational drives: findings from a survey in a university hospital.Frontiers in public health · 2024Article
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- Factors associated with better alcohol hand rub in 2020. Results from the French national audit "Pulpe'friction".Journal of infection prevention · 2023Article
- Hand hygiene practices among Jordanian nurses in Amman.African health sciences · 2022Article
- Do we need a pandemic to improve hygiene routines in the ambulance service? A cross-sectional study.International emergency nursing · 2022Article
- Hand hygiene knowledge, perception, and self-reported performance among nurses in Kelantan, Malaysia: a cross-sectional study.BMC nursing · 2022Article
- Bacteria Associated with Healthcare-Associated Infections on Environmental Samples Obtained from Two Fire Departments.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Predictors of Self-Reported Hand Hygiene Performance among Nurses at Tertiary Care Hospitals in East Coast Malaysia.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Compliance and Performance of Hand Hygiene in Dutch General Practice Offices Using Electronic Dispensers.Journal of primary care & community healthObservational
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Abstract
backgroundHand hygiene (HH), a cornerstone in infection prevention and control, lacks quality in emergency medical services (EMS). HH improvement includes both individual and institutional aspects, but little is known about EMS providers' HH perception and motivations related to HH quality. Therefore, we aimed to investigate the HH perception and assess potential factors related to self-reported HH compliance among the EMS cohort.
methodsA cross-sectional, self-administered questionnaire consisting of 24 items (developed from the WHOs Perception Survey for Health-Care Workers) provided information on demographics, HH perceptions and self-reported HH compliance among EMS providers from Denmark.
resultsOverall, 457 questionnaires were answered (response rate 52%). Most respondents were advanced-care providers, males, had > 5 years of experience, and had received HH training < 3 years ago. HH was perceived a daily routine, and the majority rated their HH compliance rate ≥ 80%. Both infection severity and the preventive effect of HH were acknowledged. HH quality was perceived important to colleagues and patients, but not as much to managers. Access to supplies, simple instructions and having or being "a good example" were perceived most effective to improve HH compliance. Self-reported HH compliance was associated with years of experience and perceptions of HCAI's impact on patient outcome, HH's preventive effect, organizational priority, HH's importance to colleagues and patients, and the effort HH requires (p ≤ 0.05).
conclusionDanish EMS providers acknowledged the impact of infections and the preventive effect of HH, and perceived access to HH supplies at the point of care, having or being "a good example" and simple instructions effective to improve HH compliance. Moreover, several behavioral-, normative- and control beliefs were associated with self-reported HH compliance, and thus future improvement strategies should be multimodal.
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