Influence of the placement of instant hand disinfectant in hand hygiene compliance of clinicians
10.3969/j.issn.1671-9638.2014.12.007
- VernacularTitle:快速手消毒剂设置点对临床医生手卫生依从性的影响
- Author:
Jinning WANG
;
Wenquan WANG
;
Lianli LU
;
Xiaokun LIANG
;
Mingli HUANG
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
doctor;
health care worker;
hand disinfectant;
hand hygiene;
hand hygiene facility;
compliance
- From:
Chinese Journal of Infection Control
2014;(12):727-729
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To evaluate the influence of the placement of instant hand disinfectant in compliance and qualified rate of hand hygiene of clinicians.Methods Hand hygiene compliance of clinicians in departments of gyne-cology,obstetrics,and general surgery were observed after the placement of instant hand disinfectant at the door-way of wards,hand specimens were taken to check hand hygiene effectiveness.Results Before and after placement of instant hand disinfectant at the doorway of wards of above departments,hand hygiene behaviors of 300 person-times were observed.Hand hygiene compliance rate among clinicians in department of gynecology,obstetrics,and general surgery increased from 32.33% to 74.33%,33.67% to 85.67%,and 26.33% to 64.00%,respectively(all P <0.001).Each department selected 98 hand hygiene specimens,the qualified rate was 98.98%,100.00% and 94.90% respectively.Conclusion The placement of instant hand disinfectant at the doorway of each ward can effec-tively improve clinicians’hand hygiene compliance and hand hygiene effectiveness.
