Sustained increase in resident meal time hand hygiene through an interdisciplinary intervention engaging long-term care facility residents and staff - 28/01/15
Doi : 10.1016/j.ajic.2014.10.018
Marguerite O'Donnell, RN, BSN, CIC a, Tony Harris, STNA b, Terancita Horn, RN, BSN b, Blondelle Midamba, MS b, Vickie Primes, BA b, Nancy Sullivan, RN, MSN b, Rosalyn Shuler, NP, MSN b, Trina F. Zabarsky, RN, MSN, CIC a, Abhishek Deshpande, MD, PhD c, Venkata C.K. Sunkesula, MD, MS c, Sirisha Kundrapu, MD, MS c, Curtis J. Donskey, MD a, c, d, ⁎ 
a Infection Prevention and Control Department, Louis Stokes Cleveland Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Cleveland, OH
b Community Living Center, Louis Stokes Cleveland Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Cleveland, OH
c Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH
d Geriatric Research Education and Clinical Center, Cleveland Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Cleveland, OH
∗Address correspondence to Curtis J. Donskey, MD, Geriatric Research, Education, and Clinical Center, Cleveland Veterans Affairs Medical Center, 10701 East Blvd, Cleveland, OH 44106.
Abstract |
Hand hygiene by patients may prevent acquisition and dissemination of health care–associated pathogens, but limited efforts have been made to engage patients in hand hygiene interventions. In a long-term care facility, we found that residents were aware of the importance of hand hygiene, but barriers, such as inaccessible products or difficult to use products, limited compliance. A dramatic and sustained improvement in meal time hand hygiene was achieved through engagement of staff and residents.
Le texte complet de cet article est disponible en PDF.Key Words : Engaging, Long-term care residents, Hand hygiene
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| Funding/support: This work was supported by the Department of Veterans Affairs. |
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| Potential conflicts of interest: Dr. Donskey has received research grants from GOJO, STERIS, 3M, and Ecolab and has served on scientific advisory boards for 3M. All other authors report no conflicts of interest relevant to this article. |
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Publié par Elsevier Masson SAS.
Vol 43 - N° 2
P. 162-164 - février 2015 Retour au numéro
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