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Hand hygiene practices of health care workers in...

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

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

Smith A; Carusone SC; Loeb M

Journal

American Journal of Infection Control, Vol. 36, No. 7, pp. 492–494

Publisher

Elsevier

Publication Date

September 1, 2008

DOI

10.1016/j.ajic.2007.11.003

ISSN

0196-6553

Associated Experts

Mark Loeb

Professor, Faculty of Health Sciences

Soo Ying Chan Carusone

Assistant Clinical Professor (Adjunct), Faculty of Health Sciences

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Fields of Research (FoR)

4203 Health Services and Systems 32 Biomedical and Clinical Sciences 42 Health Sciences 3202 Clinical sciences 4202 Epidemiology 4206 Public health

Sustainable Development Goals (SDG)

3 Good Health and Well Being

Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)

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

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