The effect of incorporating covert observation into established overt observation-based hand hygiene promotion programs

2019 ◽  
Vol 47 (5) ◽  
pp. 482-486 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eunwoo Yoo ◽  
Louella Ursua ◽  
Romart Clark ◽  
Jeongmin Seok ◽  
Jaehyun Jeon ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Hand Hygiene ◽  
Hygiene Promotion ◽  
Covert Observation

A nudge-based smart system for hand hygiene promotion in private organizations

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sopicha Stirapongsasuti ◽  
Kundjanasith Thonglek ◽  
Shinya Misaki ◽  
Bunyapon Usawalertkamol ◽  
Yugo Nakamura ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Hand Hygiene ◽  
Smart System ◽  
Private Organizations ◽  
Hygiene Promotion

A nationwide covert observation study using a novel method for hand hygiene compliance in health care

2017 ◽  
Vol 45 (3) ◽  
pp. 240-244 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kuan-Sheng Wu ◽  
Yao-Shen Chen ◽  
Huey-Shyan Lin ◽  
E-Lun Hsieh ◽  
Jui-Kuang Chen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Hand Hygiene ◽  
Hand Hygiene Compliance ◽  
Observation Study ◽  
Novel Method ◽  
Hygiene Compliance ◽  
Covert Observation

Reduction of Health Care Associated Infection Risk in Neonates by Successful Hand Hygiene Promotion

PEDIATRICS ◽  
2007 ◽  
Vol 120 (2) ◽  
pp. e382-e390 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. L. Pessoa-Silva ◽  
S. Hugonnet ◽  
R. Pfister ◽  
S. Touveneau ◽  
S. Dharan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Hand Hygiene ◽  
Infection Risk ◽  
Hygiene Promotion ◽  
Health Care Associated Infection

scholarly journals Hand hygiene promotion in a university and tertiary hospital in the north of Portugal

2012 ◽  
Vol 16 ◽  
pp. e387
Author(s):  
A. Fernandes ◽  
E. Aires ◽  
P. Rodrigues ◽  
C. Vasconcelos
Keyword(s):  
Hand Hygiene ◽  
Tertiary Hospital ◽  
The North ◽  
Hygiene Promotion

Quantifying the Hawthorne effect using overt and covert observation of hand hygiene at a tertiary care hospital in Saudi Arabia

2018 ◽  
Vol 46 (8) ◽  
pp. 930-935 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aiman El-Saed ◽  
Seema Noushad ◽  
Elias Tannous ◽  
Fatima Abdirizak ◽  
Yaseen Arabi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Hand Hygiene ◽  
Tertiary Care Hospital ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Hawthorne Effect ◽  
Care Hospital ◽  
Covert Observation

Hand hygiene promotion delivered by change agents—Two attitudes, similar outcome

2020 ◽  
Vol 41 (3) ◽  
pp. 273-279 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yew Fong Lee ◽  
Mary-Louise McLaws ◽  
Loke Meng Ong ◽  
Suraya Amir Husin ◽  
Hock Hin Chua ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Hand Hygiene ◽  
Hand Hygiene Compliance ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Change Agents ◽  
Controlled Study ◽  
Care Hospital ◽  
Hand Hygiene Improvement ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Hygiene Promotion ◽  
Hygiene Compliance

AbstractObjective:To assess the effect of peer-identified change agents (PICAs) compared to management-selected change agents (MSCAs) on hand hygiene behavior in acute care.Design:Randomized-controlled study.Setting:Two internal medicine wards of a public, university-affiliated, tertiary-care hospital in Malaysia.Methods:We randomly allocated 2 wards to hand hygiene promotion delivered either by PICAs (study arm 1) or by MSCAs (study arm 2). The primary outcome was hand hygiene compliance using direct observation by validated auditors. Secondary outcomes were hand hygiene knowledge and observations from ward tours.Results:Mean hand hygiene compliance in study arm 1 and study arm 2 improved from 48% (95% confidence interval [CI], 44%–53%) and 50% (95% CI, 44%–55%) in the preintervention period to 66% (63%–69%) and 65% (60%–69%) in the intervention period, respectively. We detected no statistically significant difference in hand hygiene improvement between the 2 study arms. Knowledge scores on hand hygiene in study arm 1 and study arm 2 improved from 60% and 63% to 98% and 93%, respectively. Staff in study arm 1 improved hand hygiene because they did not want to disappoint the efforts taken by the PICAs. Staff in study arm 2 felt pressured by the MSCAs to comply with hand hygiene to obtain good overall performance appraisals.Conclusion:Although the attitude of PICAs and MSCAs in terms of leadership, mode of action and perception of their task by staff were very different, or even opposed, both PICAs and MSCAs effectively changed behavior of staff toward improved hand hygiene to comparable levels.

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