P114: Gombe Hospital hand hygiene project

Patients' hand hygiene at home predicts their hand hygiene practices in the hospital.

We examine factors associated with hand hygiene practices of hospital patients. Hygiene in the hospital decreased compared to that at home, and home practices were strongly associated with hospital practices. Understanding and leveraging the intrinsic value some patients associate with hand hygiene may be important for improving overall hospital hygiene and decreasing healthcare-associated infe...

Hand hygiene: improved standards and practice for hospital care.

PURPOSE OF REVIEW To review the most recently published literature on hand hygiene practices in healthcare settings. RECENT FINDINGS Adherence with recommendations for hand hygiene remains low, but key factors of noncompliance have been identified and corrective actions proposed. Current guidelines recommend the use of alcohol-based handrub formulations as the new standard of care, thus requi...

A multifaceted hospital-wide intervention increases hand hygiene compliance.

BACKGROUND Hand hygiene is an important and basic practice that should be used by all healthcare staff to protect both themselves and their patients against infection. Unfortunately hand hygiene compliance remains poor. OBJECTIVE To show an improvement in hand hygiene compliance using a multifaceted approach. METHODS This was a quasiexperimental pre-post intervention study design with a num...

Hospital hand hygiene opportunities: where and when (HOW2)?

[Hand hygiene in hospital environments: use of conformity indicators].

An exploratory descriptive study with a quantitative approach whose objective was to use indicators to evaluate the frequency and infrastructure for hand hygiene, as well as the nursing team's knowledge about the subject. Systematized observation was carried out at hospital in the state of São Paulo, Brazil of the routine activities of 33 participating professionals (nurses and technicians) as ...