Do WiFi-based hand hygiene dispenser systems increase hand hygiene compliance? - 27/09/18
Doi : 10.1016/j.ajic.2018.03.026
Simone Scheithauer, MD a, b, * 
, Johannes Bickenbach, MD c, Hans Heisel, BSc b, Patrick Fehling, MD a, Gernot Marx, MD c, Sebastian Lemmen, MD b
, Johannes Bickenbach, MD c, Hans Heisel, BSc b, Patrick Fehling, MD a, Gernot Marx, MD c, Sebastian Lemmen, MD b a Division of Infection Control and Infectious Diseases, University Medicine Goettingen, Goettingen, Germany
b Division of Infection Control and Infectious Diseases, University Aachen, RWTH, Aachen, Germany
c Department of Intensive and Intermediate Care, University Aachen, RWTH, Aachen, Germany
*Address correspondence to Simone Scheithauer, MD, Zentralabteilung Krankenhaushygiene und Infektiologie, Universitätsmedizin Goettingen, Robert-Koch-Str. 40, 37075 Goettingen, Germany. (S. Scheithauer).Zentralabteilung Krankenhaushygiene und InfektiologieUniversitätsmedizin GoettingenRobert-Koch-Str. 40Goettingen37075Germany
Highlights |
• | WiFi-based hand hygiene dispenser may be useful to assist conventional hand hygiene training. |
• | Hand hygiene compliance needs multiple approaches to stay durable. |
• | WiFi-based dispenser systems are able to report continually the need for instruction in hand hygiene. |
Abstract |
Innovative methods to ensure better compliance in hand hygiene are urgently needed. The aim of this study was to determine if WiFi-based hand hygiene dispenser-driven self-assessment systems (Wireless Fidelity, WiFi-dispenser) can support the work of infection control teams. Our results suggest that the continuous monitoring of dispenser usage can be a valuable addition to infection prevention and control programs, when used in a bundle in combination with conventional hand hygiene training.
Le texte complet de cet article est disponible en PDF.Key Words : Compliance, hand hygiene, WiFi dispenser
Plan
| Funding/Support: This study was funded by a restricted grant to the University Hospital Aachen (Ophardt Hygienetechnik, Issum). |
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| Conflicts of interest: None to report. |
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| Author contributions: All authors have approved the manuscript and contributed significantly to the work. |
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Vol 46 - N° 10
P. 1192-1194 - octobre 2018 Retour au numéro
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