Hand hygiene: a review of understanding and attitudes of healthcare professionals
Objective: Evaluate hand hygiene performed by health professionals in a public hospital and identify non-adherence factors for the correct technique. Methods: The professionals were submitted to a questionnaire, testing their knowledge of Hand Hygiene Compliance for Health Professionals and were obs...
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2014-01-01
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| author | Jéssica Raunne Moreira de Sousa Luiz Felipe Duarte dos Santos Ana Amélia de Carvalho Melo Cavalcante Maria do Carmo Mascarenhas Tatiana Vieira Souza Chaves Tereza Maria Alcântara Neves |
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| description | Objective: Evaluate hand hygiene performed by health professionals in a public hospital and identify non-adherence factors for the correct technique. Methods: The professionals were submitted to a questionnaire, testing their knowledge of Hand Hygiene Compliance for Health Professionals and were observed while hand washing. Results: 62.5% received training either during undergraduation course, or by the hospital, while 37.5% did not know how to do the technique. Regarding the reason for the noncompliance of proper hygiene techniques, 61.1% of professionals said that excessive professional activity, and insufficient time are the main causes. 44.4% mentioned the lack of priority of the institution as to the procedure and 16.6% lack the time to perform the technique. Conclusion: It appears that most of the professionals interviewed did not obey the rules recommended hand hygiene and the main reason is no time due to excessive workload. Descriptors: Infection, Hand hygiene, health professionals. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-9c686a7971ea4a76a91204bd8ed5ffed2025-08-20T02:18:29ZengUniversidade Federal do Estado do Rio de JaneiroRevista de Pesquisa Cuidado é Fundamental Online1809-61072175-53612014-01-0156Hand hygiene: a review of understanding and attitudes of healthcare professionalsJéssica Raunne Moreira de SousaLuiz Felipe Duarte dos SantosAna Amélia de Carvalho Melo CavalcanteMaria do Carmo MascarenhasTatiana Vieira Souza ChavesTereza Maria Alcântara NevesObjective: Evaluate hand hygiene performed by health professionals in a public hospital and identify non-adherence factors for the correct technique. Methods: The professionals were submitted to a questionnaire, testing their knowledge of Hand Hygiene Compliance for Health Professionals and were observed while hand washing. Results: 62.5% received training either during undergraduation course, or by the hospital, while 37.5% did not know how to do the technique. Regarding the reason for the noncompliance of proper hygiene techniques, 61.1% of professionals said that excessive professional activity, and insufficient time are the main causes. 44.4% mentioned the lack of priority of the institution as to the procedure and 16.6% lack the time to perform the technique. Conclusion: It appears that most of the professionals interviewed did not obey the rules recommended hand hygiene and the main reason is no time due to excessive workload. Descriptors: Infection, Hand hygiene, health professionals.http://www.seer.unirio.br/cuidadofundamental/article/view/3399 |
| spellingShingle | Jéssica Raunne Moreira de Sousa Luiz Felipe Duarte dos Santos Ana Amélia de Carvalho Melo Cavalcante Maria do Carmo Mascarenhas Tatiana Vieira Souza Chaves Tereza Maria Alcântara Neves Hand hygiene: a review of understanding and attitudes of healthcare professionals Revista de Pesquisa Cuidado é Fundamental Online |
| title | Hand hygiene: a review of understanding and attitudes of healthcare professionals |
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| title_short | Hand hygiene: a review of understanding and attitudes of healthcare professionals |
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