The use of passive visual stimuli to enhance compliance with handwashing in a perioperative setting
| Autor: | Bhupendra Rawal, Cynthia H. Danner, Paul E. Gruber, Nancy L. Dawson, Steven P. Petrou, Tammy A. Beyfus |
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| Rok vydání: | 2015 |
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medicine.medical_specialty
Visual perception genetic structures Epidemiology media_common.quotation_subject Health Personnel 030501 epidemiology Stimulus (physiology) Audiology 03 medical and health sciences Health personnel 0302 clinical medicine Hygiene Behavior Therapy medicine Humans Single-Blind Method 030212 general & internal medicine Prospective Studies media_common Infection Control business.industry Guideline adherence Health Policy Significant difference Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Repeated measures design Perioperative Surgery Infectious Diseases Guideline Adherence 0305 other medical science business Hand Disinfection |
| Zdroj: | American journal of infection control. 44(5) |
| ISSN: | 1527-3296 |
| Popis: | Background To encourage handwashing, we analyzed the effect that a passive visual stimulus in the form of a picture of a set of eyes had on self-directed hand hygiene among health care staff. Methods This was a prospective, single-blind study using a repeated measure design. Four dispensers of alcohol foam located in positions identified as #1, #2, #3, and #4 were used to deliver a single uniform volume of alcohol foam in an automated fashion. Pictures of eyes were placed on dispensers #1 and #3 but not dispensers #2 and #4 for 1 time period. The visual stimulus was rotated with each study time period. At the end of each study period, the volumes dispensed were examined to determine if the visual stimulus had a statistically significant influence on the volume dispensed. Results There were a total of 6 time periods. The average volume dispensed in stations with eyes was 279 cc versus that in the stations without eyes, which was 246 cc, and this was a statistically significant difference ( P = .009). Conclusion The correct visual stimuli may enhance compliance with hand hygiene in health care settings. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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