Effects of data-driven feedback on nurses' and physicians' hand hygiene in hospitals - a non-resource-intensive intervention in real-life clinical practice.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Hand hygiene (HH) by healthcare workers (HCWs) is one of the most important measures to prevent hospital-acquired infections. However, HCWs struggle to adhere to HH guidelines. We aimed to investigate the effect of a non-resource intensive intervention with group and individual feedback on HCWs HH in a real-life clinical practice during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Methods

In 2021, an 11-month prospective, interventional study was conducted in two inpatient departments at a Danish university hospital. An automated hand hygiene monitoring system (Sani Nudge™) was used to collect data. HH opportunities and alcohol-based hand rub events were measured. Data were provided as HH compliance (HHC) rates. We compared HHC across 1) a baseline period, 2) an intervention period wit

SUBMITTER: Iversen AM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10679856 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature