Title: Improving Hand Hygiene Practice Through Utilization of Automated Hand Hygiene Monitoring and Feedback Technology
Abstract: Healthcare regulatory agencies identify effective hand hygiene as the single most important way to reduce infection risk, yet high levels of sustained hand hygiene compliance remain elusive in healthcare facilities. A 2010 Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology study systematically reviewed 96 empirical studies on hand hygiene adherence and found the median for hand hygiene compliance was found to be only 40%, with 72% of the studies reporting compliance rates of 50% or less. This study describes the use of an automated hand hygiene monitoring to improve hand hygiene performance and positively affect patient perception of caregiver behavior.
Publication Year: 2012
Publication Date: 2012-05-22
Language: en
Type: article
Indexed In: ['crossref']
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