Evaluating automatic hand hygiene monitoring systems: A scoping review

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To categorize the extant automatic hand hygiene monitoring systems (AHHMSs) and evaluate the capacity of each to provide information on compliance rates.

Study design

Scoping review.

Methods

Three international databases, PubMed, CINAHL, and EBSCO (between 1 January 2010 and 31 December 2020), were searched according to predetermined inclusion criteria for the scoping review. Two authors screened studies for eligibility independently. The review was conducted according to the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses extension for Scoping Reviews (PRISMA-ScR).

Results

Twenty-seven studies were included. Three types of AHHMSs were identified: Type I provides information about the aggregate hand hygiene events (HHEs) onl

SUBMITTER: Tseng C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9801014 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature