Correlation of Hand Hygiene Compliance Measured by Direct Observation with Estimates Obtained from Product Usage

Correlation of Hand Hygiene Compliance Measured by Direct Observation with Estimates Obtained from Product Usage

Improving compliance with hand hygiene is a cornerstone of infection prevention. However, data regarding practical methods for monitoring compliance are limited. We found that product use metrics have a moderate correlation with direct observation in ward settings and limited correlation in intensiv...

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Veröffentlicht in:Infection control and hospital epidemiology 2018-06, Vol.39 (6), p.746-749
Hauptverfasser: Branch-Elliman, Westyn, Snyder, Graham M, King, Aleah D, Baldini, Linda M, Dooley, Kaitlyn M, Yassa, David S, Wright, Sharon B
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Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Hospitals
Hygiene
Intensive care
Methods
Monitoring methods
Nursing
Personal hygiene
Regression analysis
Sanitizers
Trends
Use statistics
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Zusammenfassung:Improving compliance with hand hygiene is a cornerstone of infection prevention. However, data regarding practical methods for monitoring compliance are limited. We found that product use metrics have a moderate correlation with direct observation in ward settings and limited correlation in intensive care units.Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2018;39:746-749.
ISSN:0899-823X
1559-6834
DOI:10.1017/ice.2018.70