Open AccessSmartphone application: useful tool in hand hygiene adherence control
Author(s) -
Eduardo Signor Basso,
Barbara Spall,
Eduarda Stopiglia Roth,
Eliane Carlosso Krummenauer,
Rochele Mosmann Menezes,
Janine Koepp,
Janete Aparecida Alves Machado,
Cézane Priscila Reuter,
Marcelo Carneiro
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
international journal of infection control
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1996-9783
pISSN - 1816-6296
DOI - 10.3396/ijic.v16i2.014.20
Subject(s) - medicine , hygiene , smartphone application , multimedia , pathology , computer science
This study analyzed hand hygiene adherence based on the direct observation computed through a standardized electronic form (Google forms®) available in an smartphone. The observed monthly adherence rates increased during the period. The frequency rates were 21.3% in September; 33.3% in October; 38.7% in November; and 59.7% in December (p