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Health Care Workers’ Hand Decontamination Practices

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  • Sile A. Creedon

    (University College Cork, Ireland, sile.creedon@ucc.ie)

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The primary purpose of this quasi-experimental research is to observe health care workers’ compliance with hand-hygiene guidelines during patient care in an intensive care unit in Ireland before (pretest) and after (posttest) implementation of a multifaceted hand-hygiene program. Health care workers’ attitudes, beliefs, and knowledge in relation to compliance with handwashing guidelines were also investigated. A convenience sample of nurses, doctors, physiotherapists, and care assistants ( n = 73 observational participants, n = 62 questionnaire respondents) was used. Data ( N = 314 observations, 62 questionnaires) were analyzed descriptively and cross-tabulated using chi-square (Pearson’s) and Mann-Whitney statistical tests. Results revealed that a significant shift (32%) occurred in health care workers’ compliance with handwashing guidelines (pretest 51%, posttest 83%, p

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  • Sile A. Creedon, 2006. "Health Care Workers’ Hand Decontamination Practices," Clinical Nursing Research, , vol. 15(1), pages 6-26, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:clnure:v:15:y:2006:i:1:p:6-26
    DOI: 10.1177/1054773805282445
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