A randomized trial to determine the impact of a 5 moments for patient hand hygiene educational intervention on patient hand hygiene.

Rai, Herleen; Knighton, Shanina; Zabarsky, Trina F; Donskey, Curtis J

Rai, Herleen; Knighton, Shanina; Zabarsky, Trina F; Donskey, Curtis J.

Affiliation

Rai H; Research Service, Louis Stokes Cleveland Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Cleveland, OH.
Knighton S; Department of Systems Biology and Bioinformatics, Case Western Reserve University, School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH; Case Western Reserve University, School of Nursing, Cleveland, OH.
Zabarsky TF; Infection Control Department, Louis Stokes Cleveland Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Cleveland, OH.
Donskey CJ; Geriatric Research, Education, and Clinical Center, Louis Stokes Cleveland Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Cleveland, OH. Electronic address: curtisd123@yahoo.com.

Am J Infect Control ; 45(5): 551-553, 2017 May 01.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-28209452

ABSTRACT

ABSTRACT

We conducted a randomized trial of a simple educational intervention encouraging patients to perform hand hygiene at 5 specific moments, including on entry of health care personnel into their room as a reminder of the importance of hand hygiene. The intervention resulted in a significant increase in patient hand hygiene.

Subject(s)

Behavior Therapy/methods; Disinfection/methods; Disinfection/statistics & numerical data; Hand Hygiene; Patient Education as Topic; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Female; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Treatment Outcome

Key words

Feedback; Hand hygiene; Patient empowerment

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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Behavior Therapy / Disinfection / Patient Education as Topic / Hand Hygiene Type of study: Clinical_trials Limits: Aged / Aged80 / Female / Humans / Male / Middle aged Language: En Journal: Am J Infect Control Year: 2017 Document type: Article

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