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61. Systematic review of the effectiveness of strategies to encourage patients to remind healthcare professionals about their hand hygiene. | PSNet
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    February 01, 2011 - Hand hygiene is critical to prevention of health care–associated infections . … Despite intensive efforts, hand hygiene is not practiced universally in clinical settings. … Researchers examined studies aimed at encouraging patients to remind health care providers to wash their hands … A recent AHRQ WebM&M perspective discussed strategies to enhance hand hygiene compliance. … November 23, 2016 It's not all about me: motivating hand hygiene among health care professionals

62. Relationship between systems-level factors and hand hygiene adherence. | PSNet
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    September 28, 2011 - Study Relationship between systems-level factors and hand hygiene adherence. … Relationship between systems-level factors and hand hygiene adherence. … hygiene. … Although system factors may play a role in suboptimal hand hygiene, some observers have argued for greater … Relationship between systems-level factors and hand hygiene adherence.

63. Hand Hygiene Project: Best Practices from Hospitals Participating in the Joint Commission Center for Transforming Healthcare Project. | PSNet
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    May 06, 2015 - Book/Report Hand Hygiene Project: Best Practices from Hospitals Participating in … Citation Text: Hand Hygiene Project: Best Practices from Hospitals Participating in the Joint Commission … hygiene initiative utilized techniques to examine hand hygiene processes and identified the most common … reasons why clinicians don't wash their hands. … , train, monitor and report hand hygiene.

64. The World Health Organization '5 moments of hand hygiene': the scientific foundation. | PSNet
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    October 19, 2022 - Commentary The World Health Organization '5 moments of hand hygiene': the scientific … The World Health Organization '5 moments of hand hygiene': the scientific foundation. … Examining the World Health Organization's hand hygiene program , this commentary identifies weaknesses … The World Health Organization '5 moments of hand hygiene': the scientific foundation.

65. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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    August 03, 2022 - Implementation of hand hygiene in health-care facilities: results from the WHO Hand Hygiene Self-Assessment … Implementation of hand hygiene in health-care facilities: results from the WHO Hand Hygiene Self-Assessment … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/implementation-hand-hygiene-health-care-facilities-results-who-hand-hygiene … This study examined the level of hand hygiene implementation using the WHO Hand Hygiene Self-Assessment … /issue/save-lives-clean-your-hands https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/randomized-crossover-study-evaluating-effect-hand-sanitizer-dispenser-frequency-hand-hygiene

66. Disentangling quality and safety indicator data: a longitudinal, comparative study of hand hygiene compliance and accreditation outcomes in 96 Australian hospitals. | PSNet
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    March 23, 2011 - Disentangling quality and safety indicator data: a longitudinal, comparative study of hand hygiene compliance … This large Australian study sought to examine whether hand hygiene compliance rates may serve as a … The study revealed that hand hygiene rates across 118 acute hospitals in New South Wales improved from … A previous study from Canada found that increasing overall hand hygiene adherence did not result in … A recent AHRQ WebM&M perspective reviewed advances in promoting hand hygiene compliance.

67. An integrative review exploring the perceptions of patients and healthcare professionals towards patient involvement in promoting hand hygiene compliance in the hospital setting. | PSNet
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    March 06, 2019 - hygiene compliance in the hospital setting. … hygiene compliance in the hospital setting. … This review of studies of patient engagement in hand hygiene programs found some evidence that patients … are willing to raise concerns regarding hand hygiene, especially with nurses, but also identified factors … hygiene compliance in the hospital setting.

68. An integrative review of the current evidence on the relationship between hand hygiene interventions and the incidence of health care-associated infections. | PSNet
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    February 22, 2023 - hygiene interventions and the incidence of health care-associated infections. … An integrative review of the current evidence on the relationship between hand hygiene interventions … This review analyzed the literature on hand hygiene interventions and whether such practices reduce health … An integrative review of the current evidence on the relationship between hand hygiene interventions … March 6, 2019 Interventions to improve hand hygiene compliance in patient care.

69. Improving Communication and Teamwork in the Surgical Environment
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    January 01, 2015 - Evaluating and Selecting Hand Hygiene Products AHRQ Safety Program for Ambulatory Surgery Implementation … Guide Appendix P Multimodal Strategies for Hand Hygiene Evaluating and Selecting Hand Hygiene Products … | ‹#› AHRQ Safety Program for Ambulatory Surgery Implementation Guide Appendix P Hand hygiene … Effectiveness Efficacy Effectiveness Benefit under ideal use In vitro testing Reduction of bacteria on the hands … Guide to Hand Hygiene Programs for Infection Prevention. 2015.

70. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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    January 22, 2025 - Becoming Hand Hygiene Heroes: implementation of an infection prevention and control campaign for patient … Becoming hand hygiene heroes: implementation of an infection prevention and control campaign for patient … Maintaining hand hygiene is a critical safety activity for patients, families, and healthcare workers … This study describes a quality improvement project to increase hand hygiene among patients, families … Over the 2-year project period, overall hand hygiene rates improved, but rates among individual units

71. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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    November 13, 2024 - WHO research agenda on the role of the institutional safety climate for hand hygiene improvement: a … WHO research agenda on the role of the institutional safety climate for hand hygiene improvement: a … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/who-research-agenda-role-institutional-safety-climate-hand-hygiene- improvement-delphi … Hand hygiene is an important patient safety practice to prevent infection transmission. … Prioritized topics include the role of safety culture and media in shaping hand hygiene practices, the

72. Assessment of fidelity in interventions to improve hand hygiene of healthcare workers: a systematic review. | PSNet
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    June 02, 2019 - Review Assessment of fidelity in interventions to improve hand hygiene of healthcare … Assessment of Fidelity in Interventions to Improve Hand Hygiene of Healthcare Workers: A Systematic Review … This systematic review of hand hygiene interventions revealed that only 8 of 100 studies documented … Assessment of Fidelity in Interventions to Improve Hand Hygiene of Healthcare Workers: A Systematic Review

73. The safety stand-down: a technique for improving and sustaining hand hygiene compliance among health care personnel. | PSNet
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    August 01, 2018 - Study The safety stand-down: a technique for improving and sustaining hand hygiene … The Safety Stand-down: A Technique for Improving and Sustaining Hand Hygiene Compliance Among Health … Appropriate hand hygiene is essential for preventing health care–associated infections . … The Safety Stand-down: A Technique for Improving and Sustaining Hand Hygiene Compliance Among Health … April 24, 2015 Practically speaking: rethinking hand hygiene improvement programs in

74. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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    July 31, 2019 - Flawed self-assessment in hand hygiene: a major contributor to infections in clinical practice? … Flawed self-assessment in hand hygiene: A major contributor to infections in clinical practice? … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/flawed-self-assessment-hand-hygiene-major-contributor-infections-clinical … was better than their observed adherence with hand hygiene guidelines. … Participants also rated their own hand hygiene higher, on average, than their peers.

75. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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    May 01, 2014 - for hand hygiene compliance.(2) Studies have confirmed that hand hygiene compliance can be affected … These monitoring methods can vary; some use sensors that detect alcohol vapors on the HCW's hands (13 … WHO Guidelines on Hand Hygiene in Health Care. … report hand hygiene. … Comparison among compliance hand hygiene methods.

76. Auditing Strategies to Improve Infection Prevention Processes in Nursing Homes | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    July 01, 2021 - Hand Hygiene Observational Audits Data Tracking Tool and User Guide The Hand Hygiene Observational … Hand Hygiene Observational Audit Tracking Tool (Excel, 476.2 KB)   This pre-programmed Excel workbook … compiles hand hygiene observational data by individual, shift, position, location, and department to … help staff regularly review opportunities for hand hygiene performance improvement. … This tracking tool is used in conjunction with the Hand Hygiene Observational Audit Tracking Tool User

77. In Conversation With… Didier Pittet, MD, MS | PSNet
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    May 01, 2014 - "Explain why you did this at that time and forgot to clean your hands," or "Why did you clean your hands … hygiene performance, hand hygiene monitoring, and hand hygiene facilitated by the use of alcohol-based … I think that our chance in hand hygiene was certainly that the science behind hand hygiene has been founded … for hand hygiene compliance.( 2 ) Studies have confirmed that hand hygiene compliance can be affected … report hand hygiene.

78. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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    November 11, 2020 - Hand hygiene is an essential practice for decreasing healthcare-associated infections but achieving … This prospective study compared electronic hand hygiene monitoring versus human auditors to assess the … influence of the Hawthorne Effect on hand hygiene. … Findings indicate that the Hawthorne Effect on hand hygiene was limited in duration on inpatient wards … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/interventions-improve-hand-hygiene-compliance-patient-care

79. Becoming Hand Hygiene Heroes: implementation of an infection prevention and control campaign for patient and family hospital safety. | PSNet
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    June 15, 2016 - Study Becoming Hand Hygiene Heroes: implementation of an infection prevention and … Becoming hand hygiene heroes: implementation of an infection prevention and control campaign for patient … Maintaining hand hygiene is a critical safety activity for patients , families, and healthcare workers … This study describes a quality improvement project to increase hand hygiene among patients, families, … Over the 2-year project period, overall hand hygiene rates improved, but rates among individual units

80. Impact of a hospital-wide hand hygiene initiative on healthcare-associated infections: results of an interrupted time series. | PSNet
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    September 20, 2011 - Study Impact of a hospital-wide hand hygiene initiative on healthcare-associated … Impact of a hospital-wide hand hygiene initiative on healthcare-associated infections: results of an … hygiene rates and reduced health care–associated infections . … Impact of a hospital-wide hand hygiene initiative on healthcare-associated infections: results of an … hygiene guidelines.