Does a multimodal educational intervention involving pre-intern 'hand hygiene covert observers' improve hand hygiene compliance among medical interns?

ABSTRACT:

Background

Hand hygiene is vital for infection prevention, yet compliance among medical staff remains low. This study assessed whether training medical students using a multimodal educational intervention, including their roles as 'hand hygiene covert observers' (HHCOs) in their pre-internship phase, could improve hand hygiene compliance during their internship.

Methods

A retrospective study was conducted at Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong, comparing two consecutive cohorts of medical interns: cohort A (historical control, starting July 1, 2024) and cohort B (intervention group, starting July 1, 2025). Cohort B participated in a half-day training workshop and covertly observed hand hygiene compliance as HHCOs during a 19-day pre-internship clinical attachment in June 2025. Ha

SUBMITTER: Wong SC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12859895 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature