Implementation of WHO Multimodal Strategy for Improvement of Hand Hygiene: a Quasi-experimental Study in a Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital in Xi'an, China

Overview

Journal Antimicrob Resist Infect Control

Publisher Biomed Central

Specialty Infectious Diseases

Date 2017 Sep 26

PMID 28944053

Citations 5

Authors

Li Shen

Xiaoqing Wang

Junming An

Jialu An

Ning Zhou

Lu Sun

Hong Chen

Lin Feng

Jing Han

Xiaorong Liu

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Abstract

Background: Hand hygiene (HH) is an essential component for preventing and controlling of healthcare-associated infection (HAI), whereas compliance with HH among health care workers (HCWs) is frequently poor. This study aimed to assess compliance and correctness with HH before and after the implementation of a multimodal HH improvement strategy launched by the World Health Organization (WHO).

Methods: A quasi-experimental study design including questionnaire survey generalizing possible factors affecting HH behaviors of HCWs and direct observation method was used to evaluate the effectiveness of WHO multimodal HH strategy in a hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine. Multimodal HH improvement strategy was drawn up according to the results of questionnaire survey. Compliance and correctness with HH among HCWs were compared before and after intervention. Also HH practices for different indications based on WHO "My Five Moments for Hand Hygiene" were recorded.

Results: In total, 553 HCWs participated in the questionnaire survey and multimodal HH improvement strategy was developed based on individual, environment and management levels. A total of 5044 observations in 23 wards were recorded in this investigation. The rate of compliance and correctness with HH improved from 66.27% and 47.75% at baseline to 80.53% and 88.35% after intervention. Doctors seemed to have better compliance with HH after intervention (84.04%) than nurses and other HCWs (81.07% and 69.42%, respectively). When stratified by indication, compliance with HH improved for all indications after intervention ( < 0.05) except for "after body fluid exposure risk" and "after touching patient surroundings".

Conclusion: Implementing the WHO multimodal HH strategy can significantly improve HH compliance and correctness among HCWs.

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