Evidence map›Paper›PMID 37736127›Full record

ArticleJournal of infection prevention2023

Novel hand hygiene promotion method in a pediatric and maternity hospital: A quality improvement pilot project using auditory feedback.

Chong Yu Wang, Mavis Sh Chan, Jocelyn A Srigley

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Article in Journal of infection prevention, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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3 authors.

Chong Yu WangFaculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
Mavis Sh ChanInfection Prevention and Control, Provincial Health Services Authority, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
Jocelyn A SrigleyFaculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0030-7665

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

A pilot quality improvement project was conducted to examine the effect of playing an applause sound effect at a busy hospital concourse for three consecutive days whenever hand hygiene behavior was observed. The immediate effect was documented. The project demonstrated observable interest among people passing by, and hand hygiene events triggered by the sound effect represented 10.1% of all hand hygiene events documented. This supports the possible utility of this intervention in generating public awareness and increasing hand hygiene behavior and demonstrates the feasibility of a longer trial utilizing audio devices.

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behavior changeHand hygiene

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PMID37736127
PMCPMC10510658

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