Hand hygiene practices of health care workers in long-term care facilities Journal Articles

abstract

• Little is known about hand hygiene practice in the long-term care setting. In this study, we observed 459 hand hygiene opportunities in 2 long-term care facilities in Hamilton, Ontario. Overall hand hygiene adherence was 14.7%, with a mean handwashing time of 15.9 seconds. Adherence varied by activity performed and the presence or absence of a sink.

authors

• Chan Carusone, Soo Ying
• Smith, Andrew
• Carusone, Soo Chan
• Loeb, Mark

status

• published 

publication date

• September 2008

has subject area

• 1110 Nursing (FoR)
• 1117 Public Health and Health Services (FoR)
• Cross Infection (MeSH)
• Epidemiology (Science Metrix)
• Guideline Adherence (MeSH)
• Hand Disinfection (MeSH)
• Health Personnel (MeSH)
• Health Services Research (MeSH)
• Humans (MeSH)
• Infectious Disease Transmission, Professional-to-Patient (MeSH)
• Long-Term Care (MeSH)
• Ontario (MeSH)

published in

• American Journal of Infection Control  Journal

keywords

• Cross Infection
• Guideline Adherence
• Hand Disinfection
• Health Personnel
• Health Services Research
• Humans
• Infectious Disease Transmission, Professional-to-Patient
• Long-Term Care
• Ontario

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1016/j.ajic.2007.11.003

PubMed ID

• 18786453

start page

• 492

end page

• 494

volume

• 36

issue

• 7