Hand hygiene compliance rate of health professionals

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dc.authorwosidYILDIZ, Tülin/AAT-4416-2020
dc.contributor.authorKoşucu, Sibel Nargiz
dc.contributor.authorGöktaş, Sonay Baltacı
dc.contributor.authorYıldız, Tülin
dc.date.accessioned2022-05-11T14:49:09Z
dc.date.available2022-05-11T14:49:09Z
dc.date.issued2015
dc.departmentYüksekokullar, Sağlık Yüksekokulu, Hemşirelik Bölümü
dc.description.abstractObjective: In this study, it was aimed to define the compliance rate of health professionals to the rule of 5 indications which require hand hygiene. Method: Health professionals were observed for two hours a day within working hours during three months by an observer. The observation was made according to 5 indications rule for hand hygiene and compliance rates were calculated. Results: A total of 3690 hand hygiene indications were observed. Compliance rate of health professionals was found as 58%. Hand hygiene compliance rates were found to be 69% for nurses, 45% for doctors and 36% for allied health professionals. Hand hygiene compliance was observed to be the highest as 80% before aseptic operations and the lowest as 48% after touching patients' goods. Conclusions: Providing hand hygiene for health professionals is the first step of infection control programme which is constituted to prevent hospital infections. In accordance with obtained findings, increasing compliance is planned with repetitive educations which especially include the statement of hand hygiene indications and methods for health professionals tailored through evaluations via observation method and feedback of gained findings.
dc.identifier.doi10.5455/musbed.20150327042901
dc.identifier.endpage108
dc.identifier.issn2459-1459
dc.identifier.issue2en_US
dc.identifier.startpage105
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.5455/musbed.20150327042901
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11776/10733
dc.identifier.volume5
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000435265800003
dc.identifier.wosqualityN/A
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Science
dc.institutionauthorYildiz, Tulin
dc.language.isotr
dc.publisherAves Press Ltd
dc.relation.ispartofClinical and Experimental Health Sciences
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess
dc.subjecthand hygiene
dc.subjecthealth professionals
dc.subjecthospital infection
dc.subjectcompliance
dc.titleHand hygiene compliance rate of health professionals
dc.typeArticle

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