Hand hygiene assessment in the workplace using a UV lamp

Manuela Škodová; Fernando García Urra; Alfredo Gimeno Benítez; Maria Ramona Jiménez Romano; Alfredo Gimeno Ortiz

doi:10.1016/j.ajic.2015.07.003

Hand hygiene assessment in the workplace using a UV lamp

Am J Infect Control. 2015 Dec 1;43(12):1360-2. doi: 10.1016/j.ajic.2015.07.003. Epub 2015 Aug 18.

Authors

Manuela Škodová¹, Fernando García Urra², Alfredo Gimeno Benítez³, Maria Ramona Jiménez Romano³, Alfredo Gimeno Ortiz³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, Infanta Cristina Teaching Hospital, Badajoz, Extramadura, Spain. Electronic address: manuela.skodova@gmail.com.
² Department of Healthcare Quality, Infanta Cristina Teaching Hospital, Badajoz, Extramadura, Spain.
³ Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, Infanta Cristina Teaching Hospital, Badajoz, Extramadura, Spain.

PMID: 26297523
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2015.07.003

Abstract

The aim of this study was to determine the quality of the hand hygiene (HH) technique of healthcare workers (HCW) in real conditions, without previous education or training. All 705 participants did the World Health Organization sequence for HH correctly, but only 9.5% actually achieved the highest rating (ie, all hand areas with hand rub distribution).

Keywords: Hand hygiene (disinfection); Performance; Process assessment; Quality of health care.

MeSH terms

Hand Hygiene / methods*
Hand Hygiene / standards*
Health Personnel*
Humans
Quality Control
Ultraviolet Rays*
Workplace*