Hand hygiene compliance and cost in a hospital
10.3969/j.issn.1671-9638.2016.02.014
- VernacularTitle:某院手卫生依从性和手卫生成本的研究
- Author:
Ying LIU
;
Wenwen WEI
;
Yue FU
;
Bo ZHANG
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
hand hygiene;
compliance;
cost
- From:
Chinese Journal of Infection Control
2016;15(2):124-126
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To evaluate the effect of controlling cost by introducing hand hygiene products with lower price on promoting hand hygiene compliance.Methods The application status and cost of hand hygiene products in 2012 was as pre-intervention group,2013 was as post-intervention group.Effective and lower price hand hygiene products were introduced in 2013,consumption and cost of hand hygiene products before and after the intervention was compared.Results Consumption of hand hygiene products per patient-day before and after the intervention was significantly different ([10.56±16.46]mL vs [13.79 ± 16.93 ]mL,Z=4.14,P <0.01 );cost of hand hygiene products per patient-day before and after the intervention was not significantly different ([1 .23 ±2.07]yuan vs [0.92±0.59]yuan,P >0.05).Conclusion Introduction of hand hygiene products with lower price in this hospital can improve hand hygiene compliance to certain degree without increasing the cost of hand hygiene.
