Observational studyInternational journal of nursing practice2020
Hand hygiene compliance in intensive care units: An observational study.
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- Improving Antimicrobial Stewardship Program Using the Lean Six Sigma Methodology: A Descriptive Study from Mediclinic Welcare Hospital in Dubai, the UAE.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Have Hand Hygiene Practices in Two Tertiary Care Hospitals, Freetown, Sierra Leone, Improved in 2023 following Operational Research in 2021?Tropical medicine and infectious disease · 2023Article
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- Hand Hygiene Compliance at Two Tertiary Hospitals in Freetown, Sierra Leone, in 2021: A Cross-Sectional Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- The impacts of self-expectation leadership and organizational commitment on hand hygiene behavior of medical staff based on the theory of implicit leadership.Frontiers in psychology · 2022Article
- An Intra-COVID-19 Assessment of Hand Hygiene Facility, Policy and Staff Compliance in Two Hospitals in Sierra Leone: Is There a Difference between Regional and Capital City Hospitals?Tropical medicine and infectious disease · 2021Article
- [Level of Complete Knowledge on Five Moments of Hand Hygiene among Nurses Working at Integrated Nursing Care Service Wards].Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing · 2021Article
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- Impact of Hand Hygiene on Hospital-Acquired Infection Rate in Neuro Trauma ICU at a Level 1 Trauma Center in the National Capital Region of India.Journal of laboratory physicians · 2021Article
- Identifying interventions to improve hand hygiene compliance in the intensive care unit through co-design with stakeholders.HRB open research · 2021Article
- Understanding hand hygiene behaviour in the intensive care unit to inform interventions: an interview study.BMC health services research · 2020Article
- Hand hygiene compliance in intensive care units: An observational study.International journal of nursing practice · 2020Observational
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Abstract
aimHealth care-associated infections along with antibiotic resistance are a leading risk for patient safety in intensive care units. Hygienic hand disinfection is still regarded as the most effective, simplest, and most cost-effective measure to reduce health care-associated infections. To improve hand hygiene compliance and to prevent health care-associated infections, interventions of the "German Clean Hands Campaign" were implemented in a university hospital.
methodsObservational single-center study using direct observation and feedback. Hand hygiene performance was assessed in 12 intensive care units between 2013 and 2017. Linear mixed model regression analyses were used to estimate the compliance trend over time.
resultsIn total, 10 315 "my five moments for hand hygiene" were observed. The mean hand hygiene compliance rates increased from 75.1% to 88.6% during the study period, yielding an estimated increase of about 4.5% per year. However, there are differences in compliance between occupational groups (physicians: between 61.2% and 77.1%; nurses: between 80.2% and 90.9%; others: between 61.3% and 82.4%).
conclusionsAfter implementation of the "German Clean Hands Campaign" interventions, an overall significant improvement of hand hygiene was detected. Compliance measurements helped to raise awareness among health care professional groups.
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