Abstract
Methods We conducted a survey on the impact of feedback and patient participation on hand hygiene compliance at our institution in 2012 and included 5 of 16 wards at the geriatric hospital. Patients were randomly recruited by an infection control nurse in 2 of the 5 wards to investigate the potential for patients to be actively engaged in hand hygiene practices. Inclusion criteria were: a cognitive capability of >19 as measured by a Mini Mental State examination and a stable health condition. At day 0, patients were trained in hand hygiene indications that should be carried out by staff and by themselves. Patients were given a training brochure and a bottle of alcohol-based handrub, together with a questionnaire about their willingness to either carry out hand hygiene or remind staff of the procedure, if not accomplished. At day 7, included patients underwent an interview to assess their active participation.
Highlights
We conducted a survey on the impact of feedback and patient participation on hand hygiene compliance at our institution in 2012 and included 5 of 16 wards at the geriatric hospital
Patients were randomly recruited by an infection control nurse in 2 of the 5 wards to investigate the potential for patients to be actively engaged in hand hygiene practices
At day 0, participants declared their willingness to comply with between 35% to 95% of the social recognized and trained indications related to personalhand hygiene
Summary
P169: Is patient participation useful to improve staff hand hygiene compliance in a geriatric hospital? From 2nd International Conference on Prevention and Infection Control (ICPIC 2013) Geneva, Switzerland. Objectives Patient participation to enhance compliance with hand hygiene practices may improve the global strategy. We investigated the ability of geriatric patients to be involved in such a strategy.
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