Effect of Wearing a Novel Electronic Wearable Device on Hand Hygiene Compliance Among Health Care Workers | Zendy

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Effect of Wearing a Novel Electronic Wearable Device on Hand Hygiene Compliance Among Health Care Workers

Author(s) -

Daniela Pires,

Angèle GayetAgeron,

Chloé Guitart,

Yves-Alain Robert,

Carolina Fankhauser,

Ermira Tartari,

Alexandra Peters,

Funda Tymurkaynak,

Simon Fourquier,

Hervé Soule,

René Beuchat,

Fernando BellissimoRodrigues,

Yves Martin,

Walter Zingg,

Didier Pittet

Publication year - 2021

Publication title -

jama network open

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.278

H-Index - 39

ISSN - 2574-3805

DOI - 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.35331

Subject(s) - medicine , hygiene , randomized controlled trial , physical therapy , cluster randomised controlled trial , intervention (counseling) , randomization , health care , emergency medicine , nursing , surgery , pathology , economics , economic growth

Key Points Question Does providing real-time feedback on a simplified hand hygiene (HH) action with a novel electronic wearable device improve the compliance with the “5 Moments” and the quality of the HH action according to World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines? Findings In this stepped-wedge, cluster randomized clinical trial involving 97 health care workers at the University of Geneva Hospitals, the device did not improve compliance with the “5 Moments” of HH. The volume of alcohol-based handrub and the duration of hand rubbing per HH increased after the activation of the feedback. Meaning The use of the device did not change HH compliance, but improved quality of the HH action.

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