Smart Hand Sanitisers in the Workplace: A Survey of Attitudes towards an Internet of Things Technology

Autor:	Andrew D. Madden, Sophie Rutter, Catherine Stones, Wenbo Ai
Rok vydání:	2022
Předmět:	Technology Attitude Surveys and Questionnaires hand hygiene COVID smart sanitiser IoT Health Toxicology and Mutagenesis Internet of Things Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health COVID-19 Humans Hand Hygiene Pandemics
Zdroj:	International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health; Volume 19; Issue 15; Pages: 9531
ISSN:	1660-4601 1661-7827
DOI:	10.3390/ijerph19159531
Popis:	An online survey was circulated to employees from a wide range of organisations to gauge attitudes towards the idea of using smart hand sanitisers in the workplace. The sanitisers are capable of real-time monitoring and providing feedback that varies according to the hand hygiene behaviour of users. In certain circumstances, the sanitisers can monitor individuals, making it possible to identify workers whose hand hygiene falls below a certain standard. The survey was circulated between July and August 2021 during the COVID-19 pandemic. Data gathered from 314 respondents indicated support for some features of the technology, but also indicated concern about invasions of privacy and the possibility of coercion. Attitudes towards the possible implementation of the technology varied significantly according to certain characteristics of the sample, but particularly with age. Respondents above the median age were more likely to support the use of data in ways that could facilitate the promotion and enforcement of hand hygiene practices.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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