Impact of environmental olfactory cues on hand hygiene behaviour in a simulated hospital environment: a randomized study

Summary This study investigated the impact of a fresh scent on the rate of hand hygiene compliance (HHC) among novice healthcare providers. In all, 165 participants examined a standardized patient with one sample exposed to fresh scent ( N = 79) and the other exposed to the standard environment ( N...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The Journal of hospital infection 2013-09, Vol.85 (1), p.79-81
Hauptverfasser:	Birnbach, D.J, King, D, Vlaev, I, Rosen, L.F, Harvey, P.D
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Behavior - drug effects Behavioural assessment Biological and medical sciences Cues Epidemiology. Vaccinations General aspects Guideline Adherence - statistics & numerical data Hand hygiene Hand Hygiene - methods Hand Hygiene - statistics & numerical data Hospitals Humans Infectious Disease Infectious diseases Medical sciences Patient safety Priming Scent Simulation Smell Students, Medical
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Zusammenfassung:	Summary This study investigated the impact of a fresh scent on the rate of hand hygiene compliance (HHC) among novice healthcare providers. In all, 165 participants examined a standardized patient with one sample exposed to fresh scent ( N = 79) and the other exposed to the standard environment ( N = 86). Hand hygiene behaviours were tracked before patient contact using video surveillance. The standard environment group had an HHC rate of 51% whereas participants in the fresh scent group had a higher HHC rate of 80% ( P
ISSN:	0195-6701 1532-2939
DOI:	10.1016/j.jhin.2013.06.008