Comparison of ethanol hand sanitizer versus moist towelette packets for mealtime patient hand hygiene

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

doi:10.1016/j.ajic.2017.03.018

Comparison of ethanol hand sanitizer versus moist towelette packets for mealtime patient hand hygiene

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

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Abstract

To facilitate patient hand hygiene, there is a need for easy-to-use products. In a survey of 100 patients, a single-use ethanol hand sanitizer packet took less time to access than a single-use moist towelette packet (3 vs 23 seconds) and was preferred by 74% of patients for mealtime hand hygiene. Performance of patient hand hygiene increased when a reminder was provided at the time of meal tray delivery.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	1033-1034
Number of pages	2
Journal	American Journal of Infection Control
Volume	45
Issue number	9
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajic.2017.03.018
State	Published - Sep 1 2017
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Contamination
Long term care facility
Reminder
Wipes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

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

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Comparison of ethanol hand sanitizer versus moist towelette packets for mealtime patient hand hygiene

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