A randomized trial to determine the impact of a 5 moments for patient hand hygiene educational intervention on patient hand hygiene

Herleen Rai; Shanina Knighton; Trina F. Zabarsky; Curtis J. Donskey

doi:10.1016/j.ajic.2016.12.022

A randomized trial to determine the impact of a 5 moments for patient hand hygiene educational intervention on patient hand hygiene

Herleen Rai
, Shanina Knighton
, Trina F. Zabarsky
, Curtis J. Donskey

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Abstract

We conducted a randomized trial of a simple educational intervention encouraging patients to perform hand hygiene at 5 specific moments, including on entry of health care personnel into their room as a reminder of the importance of hand hygiene. The intervention resulted in a significant increase in patient hand hygiene.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	551-553
Number of pages	3
Journal	American Journal of Infection Control
Volume	45
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajic.2016.12.022
State	Published - May 1 2017
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Feedback
Hand hygiene
Patient empowerment

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Epidemiology
Health Policy
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Infectious Diseases

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