Abstract
Correlation between Alcohol-Based Handrub Consumption and Adherence to Hand Hygiene Protocols in Individual Nurses
Highlights
Hand hygiene is an important measure for preventing healthcare-associated infections
The measurable use of alcohol-based handrub is calculated per 1 or 1,000 patient-days, whereas, by direct observation, the rate of adherence to hand hygiene protocols is calculated as the number of hand hygiene activities divided by number of hand hygiene opportunities, as defined by ‘My 5 Moments for Hand Hygiene’ according to the World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines [1]
Rate of adherence to hand hygiene protocols determined by direct observation The average direct observation time per participant was 36.1 min
Summary
Hand hygiene is an important measure for preventing healthcare-associated infections. Several studies have investigated methods to measure adherence to hand hygiene protocols. Such measures are routinely performed in healthcare facilities or wards. When we calculate alcohol-based handrub consumption, if hand hygiene opportunities are not measured as per patient-day, our results. Prior studies have investigated methods to measure adherence to hand hygiene protocols and have attempted to determine the correlation between alcohol-based handrub consumption and hand hygiene adherence via direct observation in healthcare facilities or wards, but there remains need for methods measuring hand hygiene adherence in individual health care workers. We aimed to examine the correlation between alcohol-based handrub consumption and adherence to hand hygiene protocols by direct observation in individual nurses
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