Hand hygiene among patients: Attitudes, perceptions, and willingness to participate

Background Patient participation has been proven to increase hand hygiene compliance of health care workers. The objective of the study is to better understand patients' attitudes and perceptions toward hand hygiene, and to identify patients with the highest motivation to participate in hand hy...

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Published in:American journal of infection control 2013-04, Vol.41 (4), p.327-331
Main Authors: Wu, Kuan-Sheng, MD, Lee, Susan Shin-Jung, MD, Chen, Jui-Kuang, MD, Tsai, Hung-Chin, MD, PhD, Li, Ching-Hsien, RN, ICN, Chao, Hsueh-Lan, RN, ICN, Chou, Hsueh-Chih, RN, Chen, Yueh-Ju, RN, ICN, Ke, Chin-Mei, RN, ICN, Huang, Yu-Hsiu, RN, ICN, Sy, Cheng Len, MD, Tseng, Yu-Ting, MD, Chen, Yao-Shen, MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Aged
Biological and medical sciences
Compliance
Cross Infection - epidemiology
Cross Infection - prevention & control
Epidemiology. Vaccinations
Family
Female
General aspects
Guideline Adherence
Hand hygiene
Hand Hygiene - methods
Hand Hygiene - organization & administration
Health care–associated infection
Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
Hospitals, Teaching
Human infectious diseases. Experimental studies and models
Humans
Hygiene
Infection Control
Infectious Disease
Infectious diseases
Inpatients
Male
Medical personnel
Medical sciences
Middle Aged
Motivation
Nosocomial infections
Patient participation
Perceptions
Surveys and Questionnaires
Taiwan - epidemiology
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Summary:Background Patient participation has been proven to increase hand hygiene compliance of health care workers. The objective of the study is to better understand patients' attitudes and perceptions toward hand hygiene, and to identify patients with the highest motivation to participate in hand hygiene. Design A 2-week, cross-sectional survey of hospitalized patients and their family members was conducted using an anonymous, self-reporting questionnaire in a large teaching hospital in Taiwan. Results Of the 859 respondents, 89.8% considered hand hygiene important, and 75.9% would take hand hygiene practices into consideration when they choose a hospital. Most respondents (78.4%) would like more information on hand hygiene, particularly persons who have had experience with health care–associated infection (odds ratio, 2.48; 95% confidence interval, 1.57-3.89; P < .001). Respondents would be more willing to ask a doctor or nurse to wash his or her hands if they knew that the doctor or nurse would appreciate the reminder (doctor: from 48.9% to 74.6% [ P < .001]; nurse: from 50.8% to 76.3% [ P  
ISSN:0196-6553
1527-3296
DOI:10.1016/j.ajic.2012.03.033