Hand hygiene compliance among healthcare workers before and during the COVID-19 pandemic
| Autor: | Susanne Gundersborg Sandbøl, Eva Natalia Glassou, Svend Ellermann-Eriksen, Annette Haagerup |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2022 |
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Cross Infection
Infection Control Epidemiology Health Personnel Health Policy Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health COVID-19 Infection control Infectious Diseases Humans Automated hand hygiene monitoring system Hand Hygiene Guideline Adherence Hospital setting Pandemics Hand Disinfection |
| Zdroj: | Sandbøl, S G, Glassou, E N, Ellermann-Eriksen, S & Haagerup, A 2022, ' Hand hygiene compliance among healthcare workers before and during the COVID-19 pandemic ', American Journal of Infection Control, vol. 50, no. 7, pp. 719-723 . https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajic.2022.03.014 |
| Popis: | Background: Healthcare workers’ (HCWs) adherence to hand hygiene is vital in combatting COVID-19 in hospitals. We aimed to investigate HCWs hand hygiene compliance before and during the COVID-19 pandemic and hypothesised that hand hygiene compliance would increase during the pandemic. Methods: We conducted a prospective observational study in three medical departments at the Regional Hospital of West Jutland, Denmark from April 2019 to August 2020. A total of 150 HCWs participated before the COVID-19 pandemic and 136 during the pandemic. Hand hygiene observations were assessed using an automated hand hygiene monitoring system. Students unpaired t-test was used to assess differences in hand hygiene compliance rates in each department. Results: Comparison analyses showed, that hand hygiene compliance in department A and B was significantly higher before the COVID-19 pandemic than during the pandemic; a 7% difference in department A and a 5% difference in department B. For department C, the total hand hygiene compliance was unchanged during the pandemic compared to before. Conclusion: The COVID-19 pandemic did not raise hand hygiene compliance. Further studies are needed to verify these findings and further identify barriers to hand hygiene compliance among HCWs. |
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