Healthcare personnel hand hygiene compliance: Are we there yet?
2023
Current Infectious Disease Reports
Journal Article
Author(s): Armstrong-Novak, J., Juan, H. Y., Cooper, K., Bailey, P.
Added June 2023
Infection control at an urban hospital in Manila, Philippines: a systems engineering assessment of barriers and facilitators
2017
Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control
Journal Article
Issue 90
Volume 6
Pages 1-9
Author(s): Mitchell, K. F., Barker, A. K., Abad, C. L., Safdar, N.
Added September 2017
Hesitation and error: Does product placement in an emergency department influence hand hygiene performance?
2015
American Journal of Infection Control
Journal Article
Issue 9
Volume 43
Pages 913-916
Author(s): Stackelroth, J., Sinnott, M., Shaban, R. Z.
Previous research has thoroughly established the important role proper hand hygiene plays in reducing and controlling healthcare-associated infections (HAIs). Nonetheless, previous studies also show that poor hand hygiene practices remain common in both public and private hospitals. In order to promote effective hand hygiene habits within healthcare environments, designers focus on ensuring that hand hygiene products are easily available and accessible.
Added July 2017
Optimizing Health Care Environmental Hygiene
2016
Infectious Disease Clinics of North America
Journal Article
Issue 3
Volume 30
Pages 639-660
Author(s): Carling, Philip C.
Added September 2016
Analysis of contemporary hospital infrastructure pertaining to infection prevention in Germany
2016
Bundesgesundheitsblatt, Gesundheitsforschung, Gesundheitsschutz
Journal Article
Issue 8
Volume 59
Pages 986-91
Author(s): Stiller, A., Schröder, C., Gropmann, A., Schwab, F., Behnke, M., Geffers, C., Holzhausen, J., Sunder, W., Gastmeier, P.
Added July 2016
Do hospital visitors wash their hands? Assessing the use of alcohol-based hand sanitizer in a hospital lobby
2012
American Journal of Infection Control
Journal Article
Issue 4
Volume 40
Pages 340-343
Author(s): Birnbach, D. J., Nevo, I., Barnes, S., Fitzpatrick, M., Rosen, L. F., Everett-Thomas, R., Sanko, J. S., Arheart, K. L.
Compliance with hand hygiene by healthcare workers is considered to be relevant to the prevention of healthcare-associated infections in hospitals and other healthcare facilities. There are no studies that indicate the significance of hand-hygient compliance (HHC) by hospital visitors, although both the World Health Organization and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention suggest that hospital visitors can potentially carry infections from the community into hospitals.
Added November 2014
Assessing the optimal location for alcohol-based hand rub dispensers in a patient room in an intensive care unit
2013
BMC Infectious Diseases
Journal Article
Issue 1
Volume 13
Pages 510
Author(s): Boog, M. C., Erasmus, V., de Graaf, J. M., van Beeck, E. A. H. E., Melles, M, van Beeck, E. F.
The authors allude to literature which says that compliance of hand hygiene (which is crucial to reducing the spread of infectious disease) is low among healthcare workers (HCWs). Literature also shows that alcohol-based hand rubs (ABHRs) improve hand-hygiene compliance by HCWs, which in turn is impacted by location, access to, and visibility of the ABHR dispenser.
Added November 2014
Accuracy of a radiofrequency identification (RFID) badge system to monitor hand hygiene behavior during routine clinical activities
2014
American Journal of Infection Control
Journal Article
Issue 2
Volume 42
Pages 144-147
Author(s): Pineles, L. L., Morgan, D. J., Limper, H. M., Weber, S. G., Thom, K. A., Perencevich, E. N., Harris, A. D., Landon, E.
Added November 2014
New technologies to monitor healthcare worker hand hygiene
2014
Clinical Microbiology and Infection
Journal Article
Issue 1
Volume 20
Pages 29-33
Author(s): Marra, A. R., Edmond, M. B.
Added November 2014
Automated and electronically assisted hand hygiene monitoring systems: A systematic review
2014
American Journal of Infection Control
Journal Article
Issue 5
Volume 42
Pages 472-478
Author(s): Ward, M. A., Schweizer, M. L., Polgreen, P. M., Gupta, K., Reisinger, H. S., Perencevich, E. N.
Added November 2014
Where do hands go? An audit of sequential hand-touch events on a hospital ward
2012
Journal of Hospital Infection
Journal Article
Issue 3
Volume 80
Pages 206-211
Author(s): Smith, S. J., Young, V., Robertson, C., Dancer, S. J.
Added September 2014
Handwashing patterns in two dermatology clinics
2002
Dermatology
Journal Article
Issue 4
Volume 205
Pages 358-361
Author(s): Cohen, H.A., Kitai, E., Levy, I., Ben-Amitai, D.
Handwashing has been identified as one of the most critical elements of controlling risk of hopital acquired infections. Healthcare workers hands can be a source of nosocomial infections. Adherance to hand hygience protocols is important to prevent the spread of health care-associated infections.
Added October 2012
Assessment of alternative hand hygiene regimens to improve skin health among neonatal intensive care unit nurses
2000
Heart & Lung: The Journal of Acute and Critical Care
Journal Article
Issue 2
Volume 29
Pages 136-142
Author(s): Larson, E., Silberger, M., Jakob, K., Whittier, S., Lai, L., Della Latta, P., Saiman, L.
Added October 2012
Assessment of materials commonly utilized in health care: Implications for bacterial survival and transmission
2006
American Journal of Infection Control
Journal Article
Issue 5
Volume 34
Pages 258-263
Author(s): Lankford, M.G., Collins, S., Youngberg, L., Rooney, D.M., Warren, J.R., Noskin, G.A.
Added October 2012
Isolation Usage in a Pediatric Hospital
1987
Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology
Journal Article
Issue 5
Volume 8
Pages 195-9
Author(s): Kim, M.H., Mindorff, C., Patrick, M.L., Gold, R., Ford-Jones, E.L.
Added October 2012
Reported measures of hygiene and incidence rates for hospital-acquired diarrhea in 31 French pediatric wards: Is there any relationship?
2003
Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology
Journal Article
Issue 7
Volume 24
Pages 520
Author(s): Jean-Francois, J., Philippe, V., Fatima, B., Philippe, B., et al.
Added October 2012
Quality of hand hygene in a pediatric hospital in Rio de Janerio, Brazil
2007
Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology
Journal Article
Issue 5
Volume 28
Pages 622-624
Author(s): Hofer, C., Abreu, T., Silva, E., Sepulveda, C., Gibara, F., Lopes, N., Mota, A., Barreiro, S., Santos, L., Souza, E., Frota, A.
Added October 2012
Is Handwashing Teachable?: Failure to Improve Handwashing Behavior in an Urban Emergency Department
1996
Academy of Emergency Medicine
Journal Article
Issue 4
Volume 3
Pages 360-5
Author(s): Dorsey, S.T., Cydulka, R.K., Emerman, C.L.
Added October 2012
Comparative efficacy of alternative hand-washing agents in reducing nosocomial infections in intensive care units
1992
New England Journal of Medicine
Journal Article
Issue 2
Volume 327
Pages 88-93
Author(s): Doebbeling, B.N., Stanley, G.L., Sheetz, C.T., Pfaller, M.A., Houston, A.K., Annis, L., Li, N., Wenzel, R.P.
Added October 2012
Is methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) contamination of ward-based computer terminals a surrogate marker for nosocomial MRSA transmission and handwashing compliance?
2001
The Journal of Hospital Infection
Journal Article
Issue 1
Volume 48
Pages 72-5
Author(s): Devine, J., Cooke, R.P., Wright, E.P.
Added October 2012
