Journal article
Impact of COVID-19 on hospital hand hygiene performance: a multicentre observational study using group electronic monitoring
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Reliable reports on hand hygiene performance throughout the COVID-19 pandemic are lacking as most hospitals continue to rely on direct observation to measure this quality indicator. Using group electronic hand hygiene monitoring, we sought to assess the impact of COVID-19 on adherence to hand hygiene.
METHODS: Across 12 Ontario hospitals (5 university and 7 community teaching hospitals), a group electronic hand hygiene monitoring …
Authors
Williams V; Kovacs-Litman A; Muller MP; Hota S; Powis JE; Ricciuto DR; Mertz D; Katz K; Castellani L; Kiss A
Journal
CMAJ Open, Vol. 9, No. 4, pp. e1175–e1180
Publisher
Joule
Publication Date
10 2021
DOI
10.9778/cmajo.20210072
ISSN
2291-0026