| Literature DB >> 21888660 |
Anita Huis1, Lisette Schoonhoven, Richard Grol, George Borm, Eddy Adang, Marlies Hulscher, Theo van Achterberg.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Hand hygiene prescriptions are the most important measure in the prevention of hospital-acquired infections. Yet, compliance rates are generally below 50% of all opportunities for hand hygiene. This study aims at evaluating the short- and long-term effects of two different strategies for promoting hand hygiene in hospital nurses. METHODS/Entities:
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Year: 2011 PMID: 21888660 PMCID: PMC3177889 DOI: 10.1186/1748-5908-6-101
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Implement Sci ISSN: 1748-5908 Impact factor: 7.327
Description implementation strategies
| State-of-the-art strategy | Extended strategy |
|---|---|
| Distribution of educational material/written information (leaflet) about hand hygiene | • Education, reminders, feedback, facilities and products |
| • The importance of hand hygiene | |
| • Misconceptions about alcohol-based hand disinfection | • Three interactive team sessions that includes goal setting in hand hygiene performance at group level |
| • Theory and practical indications for the use of hand hygiene | • Analysis of barriers and facilitators to determine how they could best adapt their behaviour in order to reach their goal |
| Website | • Nurses address each other in case of undesirable hand hygiene behaviour |
| • Educational material/written information about hand hygiene | |
| • Knowledge quiz | • Ward manager designates hand hygiene as a priority |
| • Reward for the nursing ward with the most visitors to the website | • Ward manager actively supports team members and informal leaders |
| Educational sessions on prevention of hospital acquired infections | • Ward manager discusses hand hygiene compliance rates with team members |
| • Launching hospital wide campaign with practical demonstrations of hand hygiene | |
| • Informal leaders demonstrate good hand hygiene behaviour | |
| • Distribution of posters that emphasized the importance of hand hygiene, particularly alcohol-based hand disinfection | • Informal leaders models social skills in addressing behaviour of colleagues |
| • Interviews and messages in newsletters or hospital magazines | • Informal leaders instruct and stimulate their colleagues in providing good hand hygiene behaviour |
| • General reminders by opinion leaders/ward management | |
| • Bar charts of hand hygiene rates of every nursing ward will be sent to the ward manager twice | |
| • Comparison ward performance and hospital performance | |
| • Screening and if necessary adapt products and appropriate facilities |
Figure 1Parameters and instruments
| Effect parameter | Description | Instruments |
|---|---|---|
| Hand hygiene compliance | The percentage of opportunities at which hand hygiene was performed according to the National Guideline 'Handhygiene' of the Working group Infection Prevention (WIP) and the WHO Guidelines on Hand Hygiene in Healthcare | Hand hygiene monitoring tool |
| Team Climate | Dimensions 'participation safety,' 'task orientation,' support for innovation,' and 'interaction.' | Team Climate Inventory |
| Costs and health effects | Comparing resource consumption and HAIs rate between the two implementation strategies | Activity-based costing; |
| Performance of the strategies | Survey, direct observations; systematic registration of time and meeting minutes | |
| Extended strategy - Coaching of ward management- number of coaching sessions, total time spent on coaching, topics dealt with, managers evaluations of coaching. - Coaching of informal leaders - number of coaching sessions, total time spent on coaching, topics dealt with, informal leaders evaluations of coaching. - Team discussions for norm- and target setting - number of nurses attending per ward, time investment per ward, actual norms and targets decided on, nurses' evaluations of team discussions | ||
| Barriers to change | Including determinants like awareness, knowledge, reinforcement, control, social norms, leadership, and facilities | Barrier questionnaire |
| Ward structure | Information about existing structures and resources like actual presence of facilities, workload, nurse-bed ratio -under-staffing and support from the management | Ward structure questionnaire |
Observed indications for hand hygiene
| Indication | When | Transmission risk | Major targeted | Examples |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Before an aseptic task | Directly before performing an aseptic task | Hand transmission of micro-organisms from any surface (including the patient skin) to a site that would facilitate invasion and infection | Endogenous or exogenous infection of the patient | Giving an injection. Insertion and care of intravenous catheters. Blood draws. Administering intravenous medication. Endotracheal suction |
| From contaminated body site to another body site | Directly after completing task (whether gloved or ungloved) | Hand exposure to patient's contaminated body sites and fluids potentially containing blood-borne or other pathogens | Infection of the HCW | Drawing blood and then adjusting the infusion drop count. Handle wound, mucous membrane, and body fluids. After oral care |
| After touching the patient | Directly after leaving the patient when the patient was touched | Hand transmission of micro-organisms from the patient flora to other surfaces in the healthcare setting | Dissemination of patient flora to the rest of the healthcare | After skin contact with the patient. Bathing, change position or lifting a patient. Taking a pulse or blood pressure. Shaking hands |
| After taking care of an infected/colonized patient | Directly after leaving the patient's room | Hand transmission of micro-organisms from the patient flora to other surfaces in the healthcare setting | Dissemination of patient flora to the rest of the healthcare | Contact with any patient know to be infectious/isolated (eg. MRSA) |
| After use of gloves | Directly after removing gloves | Hand transmission of micro-organisms from the skin of the HCW 's to other surfaces in the healthcare setting | Dissemination of patient flora to the rest of the healthcare | Wearing gloves high-risk contacts |
| After contact with patient surroundings | After completing the task and before contacting another patient | Hand transmission of micro-organisms from the patient flora to other surfaces in the healthcare setting | Dissemination of patient flora to the rest of the healthcare | Touching the patient's environment like bed, table, blanket, clothes. After contact with medical equipment in the immediate vicinity of the patient |