Differences in hand hygiene behavior related to the contamination risk of healthcare activities in different groups of healthcare workers.
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol
; 25(3): 203-6, 2004 Mar.
Article
em En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-15061410
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
The Fulkerson scale lists 15 typical clinical activities ranked according to their risk of hand contamination.OBJECTIVE:
To investigate how often healthcare workers (HCWs) apply antiseptic handrubs after each of the specified activities ranked in the Fulkerson scale.DESIGN:
Observational study.SETTING:
University Hospital of Heidelberg, a 1,600-bed teaching hospital.METHODS:
Using a structured protocol, 41 observers recorded whether HCWs rubbed their hands in 1 of 15 given situations.RESULTS:
Handrubs were used in 1,115 (52.2%) of 2,138 observations. Comparatively high rates of handrub use were observed after contact with sterile materials (39.6%) and after contact with excretions (90% to 97%). Nurses used handrubs significantly more frequently than did physicians after contact with the inanimate environment, but physicians applied handrubs significantly more frequently after contact with body secretions.CONCLUSIONS:
This study showed better compliance with hand hygiene than that reported by many previous studies, but compliance was still inadequate and varied significantly by type of HCW, type of activity, and location in the hospital.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Recursos Humanos em Hospital
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Desinfecção das Mãos
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Higiene
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Infecção Hospitalar
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Controle de Infecções
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Anti-Infecciosos Locais
Tipo de estudo:
Etiology_studies
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Guideline
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Observational_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Humans
País/Região como assunto:
Europa
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol
Assunto da revista:
DOENCAS TRANSMISSIVEIS
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ENFERMAGEM
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EPIDEMIOLOGIA
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HOSPITAIS
Ano de publicação:
2004
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Alemanha