Assessment of healthcare professionals' adherence to hand hygiene after alcohol-based hand rub introduction at an intensive care unit in São Paulo, Brazil.
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol
; 28(3): 365-7, 2007 Mar.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-17326033
ABSTRACT
We analyzed the impact of introducing an alcohol-based hand gel and an educational program on hand hygiene adherence among healthcare workers in an intensive care unit. Adherence to hand hygiene was significantly higher after the intervention for the night shift work period (P=.001), among nursing assistants (P=.001), among nurses (P=.007) on weekend days (P=.016), and for invasive procedures (P=.012).
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Personnel, Hospital
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Hand Disinfection
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Guideline Adherence
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Alcohols
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Intensive Care Units
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Anti-Infective Agents, Local
Type of study:
Evaluation_studies
Aspects:
Implementation_research
Limits:
Humans
Country/Region as subject:
America do sul
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Brasil
Language:
En
Journal:
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol
Journal subject:
DOENCAS TRANSMISSIVEIS
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ENFERMAGEM
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EPIDEMIOLOGIA
/
HOSPITAIS
Year:
2007
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Brazil