Journal article
Measuring hand hygiene compliance rates at hospital entrances
AJIC: American Journal of Infection Control, Vol.43(7), pp.694-696
07/01/2015
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2015.03.008
PMID: 25934063
Abstract
Despite the importance of hand hygiene in the health care setting, there are no studies evaluating hand hygiene compliance at hospital entrances. The study was prospectively performed over a 33-week period from March 30, 2014-November 15, 2014, to evaluate hand hygiene compliance in 2 hospital reception areas. We compared electronic handwash counters with the application of radiofrequency identification (GOJO SMARTLINK) (electronic observer) that counts each activation of alcohol gel dispensers to direct observation (human observer) via remote review of video surveillance. We found low hand hygiene compliance rates of 2.2% (99/4,412) and 1.7% (140/8,277), respectively, at reception areas A and D, detected by direct observation. Using the electronic observer, we measured rates of 17% (15,624/91,724) and 7.1% (51,605/730,357) at reception areas A and D, respectively. For the overall time period of simultaneous electronic and human observation, the human observer captured 1% of the hand hygiene episodes detected by the electronic observer. Our study showed very low hand hygiene compliance in hospital reception areas, and we found an electronic hand hygiene system to be a useful method to monitor hand hygiene compliance. •There are no studies evaluating hand hygiene compliance at hospital entrances.•Hand hygiene compliance was evaluated in 2 hospital reception areas.•Electronic handwash counters using radiofrequency identification was compared with direct observation.•The human observer captured 1% of the hand hygiene episodes detected by the electronic observer.•Very low hand hygiene compliance was found in hospital reception areas.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Measuring hand hygiene compliance rates at hospital entrances
- Creators
- Marina Vaidotas - Division of Medical Practice, Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein, São Paulo, BrazilPaula Kiyomi Onaga Yokota - Division of Medical Practice, Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein, São Paulo, BrazilAlexandre R Marra - Division of Medical Practice, Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein, São Paulo, BrazilThiago Zinsly Sampaio Camargo - Intensive Care Unit, Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein, São Paulo, BrazilElivane da Silva Victor - Instituto Israelita de Ensino e Pesquisa Albert Einstein, Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein, São Paulo, BrazilDeisy Morselli Gysi - Instituto Israelita de Ensino e Pesquisa Albert Einstein, Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein, São Paulo, BrazilFlavio Leal - GOJO Latin America, Pindamonhangaba, BrazilOscar Fernando Pavão dos Santos - Division of Medical Practice, Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein, São Paulo, BrazilMichael B Edmond - Department of Internal Medicine, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, IA
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- AJIC: American Journal of Infection Control, Vol.43(7), pp.694-696
- Publisher
- Elsevier Inc
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.ajic.2015.03.008
- PMID
- 25934063
- ISSN
- 0196-6553
- eISSN
- 1527-3296
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 07/01/2015
- Academic Unit
- Infectious Diseases; Internal Medicine
- Record Identifier
- 9983905526802771
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