Hand hygiene and glove use in nursing homes before and after an intervention

Gwen R Teesing; Jan Hendrik Richardus; Vicki Erasmus; Mariska Petrignani; Marion P G Koopmans; Margreet C Vos; Jos M G A Schols; Helene A C M Voeten

doi:10.1017/ice.2020.1415

Hand hygiene and glove use in nursing homes before and after an intervention

Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2021 Dec;42(12):1511-1513. doi: 10.1017/ice.2020.1415. Epub 2021 Feb 9.

Authors

Gwen R Teesing^{1

2}, Jan Hendrik Richardus^{1

2}, Vicki Erasmus¹, Mariska Petrignani³, Marion P G Koopmans⁴, Margreet C Vos⁵, Jos M G A Schols⁶, Helene A C M Voeten^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Public Health, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
² Municipal Public Health Service Rotterdam-Rijnmond, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
³ Municipal Public Health Service Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
⁴ Viroscience Department, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
⁵ Department of Medical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
⁶ Department Health Services Research, CAPHRI, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands.

Abstract

We investigated whether an intervention to improve hand hygiene compliance in nursing homes changed glove use. Hand hygiene compliance increased, but substitution of hand hygiene with gloves did not decrease. We observed a reduction of inappropriately unchanged gloves after exposure to body fluids.Clinical trials identifier: Netherlands Trial Register, trial NL6049 (NTR6188): https://www.trialregister.nl/trial/6049.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Cross Infection* / prevention & control
Gloves, Protective
Guideline Adherence
Hand Disinfection
Hand Hygiene*
Humans
Netherlands
Nursing Homes