Impact of the first hand sanitizing relay world record on compliance with hand hygiene in a hospital.

Seto, Wing Hong; Cowling, Benjamin J; Cheung, Christina W Y; Wong, Cindy Y Y; Ching, Patricia T Y; Pittet, Didier; Chen, Raymond C I

Seto, Wing Hong; Cowling, Benjamin J; Cheung, Christina W Y; Wong, Cindy Y Y; Ching, Patricia T Y; Pittet, Didier; Chen, Raymond C I.

Afiliação

Seto WH; Department of Pathology, Hong Kong Baptist Hospital, Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong.
Cowling BJ; School of Public Health, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong. Electronic address: bcowling@hku.hk.
Cheung CW; Infection Control Unit, Hong Kong Baptist Hospital, Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong.
Wong CY; Infection Control Unit, Hong Kong Baptist Hospital, Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong.
Ching PT; Infection Control Unit, Hong Kong Baptist Hospital, Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong.
Pittet D; Infection Control Programme and World Health Association Collaborating Centre on Patient Safety, University of Geneva Hospitals, Geneva, Switzerland.
Chen RC; Chief Executive Officer, Hong Kong Baptist Hospital, Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong.

Am J Infect Control ; 43(3): 295-7, 2015 Mar 01.

Article em En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-25728157

ABSTRACT

ABSTRACT

Staff of a large hospital in Hong Kong attempted and set the first Guinness World Record for the most participants in a hand sanitizing relay in May 2014. After this event, average compliance with hand hygiene increased from 72% (95% CI, 70%-74%) in 2013 to 85% (95% CI, 83%-87%) in June-July 2014, and the conceptual understanding of good hand hygiene practices improved.

Assuntos

Fidelidade a Diretrizes; Higiene das Mãos/métodos; Hong Kong; Hospitais; Humanos

Palavras-chave

Hand hygiene; Health careassociated infections; Infection control; Promotional activities

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Texto completo: 1 Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Fidelidade a Diretrizes / Higiene das Mãos Limite: Humans País como assunto: Asia Idioma: En Ano de publicação: 2015 Tipo de documento: Article

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