Perspective of health professionals on hand hygiene
Objective: To identify the practices reported by health professionals on hand hygiene; To determine how the practices of hand hygiene are related to socio-demographic and professional variables and variables in the context of practice. Material and methods: A descriptive-correlational and cross-sect...
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| description | Objective: To identify the practices reported by health professionals on hand hygiene; To determine how the practices of hand hygiene are related to socio-demographic and professional variables and variables in the context of practice.
Material and methods: A descriptive-correlational and cross-sectional study conducted in a hospital in central Portugal, in May and June, 2012. 71 health professionals participated, with 23.9% physicians, 64.8% nurses and 11.3% operating assistants, in paediatrics, neonatology and paediatric emergencies. The majority was female (91.5%) and 32.4% are between the ages of 31 and 40 years. A questionnaire developed from DGS (General Health Directorate) recommendations was applied with questions on socio-demographic and professional characteristics as well as on the context of practice.
Results: The professionals are motivated to perform hand hygiene (98.6%). In self-assessment, they practice hand hygiene appropriately, however the results revealed that 43.7% of subjects reported little knowledge concerning the interference of ornaments on the practice of hand hygiene, 38% of the sample reported the steps of the hand washing technique improperly, and approximately 43% of the sample does not practice hygiene at the correct times. The majority of the participants who use a proper technique are nurses, with significant differences with regards to doctors and operating assistants (P = .001).
Conclusions: Most have knowledge about the practice of hand hygiene; however, some professional groups need to improve their practice of proper technique and the correct time to do so. Approximately a third did not attend specific training, leading us to reflect on the need to invest in training. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-fe5bdf80312e407abd4eb3f71d617c652022-12-22T01:19:38ZspaElsevierAtención Primaria0212-65672014-11-0146S513513910.1016/S0212-6567(14)70080-0Perspective of health professionals on hand hygieneDaniel Silva0Otília Andrade1Ernestina Silva2Escola Superior de Saúde de Viseu, Instituto Politécnico de Viseu, Viseu, PortugalCentro Hospitalar do Baixo Vouga, EPE, Aveiro, PortugalEscola Superior de Saúde de Viseu, Instituto Politécnico de Viseu, Viseu, PortugalObjective: To identify the practices reported by health professionals on hand hygiene; To determine how the practices of hand hygiene are related to socio-demographic and professional variables and variables in the context of practice. Material and methods: A descriptive-correlational and cross-sectional study conducted in a hospital in central Portugal, in May and June, 2012. 71 health professionals participated, with 23.9% physicians, 64.8% nurses and 11.3% operating assistants, in paediatrics, neonatology and paediatric emergencies. The majority was female (91.5%) and 32.4% are between the ages of 31 and 40 years. A questionnaire developed from DGS (General Health Directorate) recommendations was applied with questions on socio-demographic and professional characteristics as well as on the context of practice. Results: The professionals are motivated to perform hand hygiene (98.6%). In self-assessment, they practice hand hygiene appropriately, however the results revealed that 43.7% of subjects reported little knowledge concerning the interference of ornaments on the practice of hand hygiene, 38% of the sample reported the steps of the hand washing technique improperly, and approximately 43% of the sample does not practice hygiene at the correct times. The majority of the participants who use a proper technique are nurses, with significant differences with regards to doctors and operating assistants (P = .001). Conclusions: Most have knowledge about the practice of hand hygiene; however, some professional groups need to improve their practice of proper technique and the correct time to do so. Approximately a third did not attend specific training, leading us to reflect on the need to invest in training.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0212656714700800Hand hygieneHealth care workers (HCW)Health care-associated infection (HCAI) |
| spellingShingle | Daniel Silva Otília Andrade Ernestina Silva Perspective of health professionals on hand hygiene Atención Primaria Hand hygiene Health care workers (HCW) Health care-associated infection (HCAI) |
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| topic | Hand hygiene Health care workers (HCW) Health care-associated infection (HCAI) |
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