Thirkell, Gary, Chambers, Joanne, Gilbart, Wayne, Thornhill, Kerrill, Arbogast, James and Lacey, Gerard (2018) Pilot study of digital tools to support multimodal hand hygiene in a clinical setting. American Journal of Infection Control, 46 (3). pp. 261-265. ISSN 01966553
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Abstract
Background: Digital tools for hand hygiene do not share data, limiting their potential to support multimodal
programs. The Christie NHS Foundation Trust, United Kingdom, worked with GOJO (in the United States),
MEG (in Ireland), and SureWash (in Ireland) to integrate their systems and pilot their combined use in a
clinical setting.
Methods: A 28-bed medical oncology unit piloted the system for 5 weeks. Live data from the tools were
combined to create a novel combined risk status metric that was displayed publicly and via a management Web site.
Results: The combined risk status reduced over the pilot period. However, larger and longer duration
studies are required to reach statistical significance. Staff and especially patient reaction was positive in
that 70% of the hand hygiene training events were by patients. The digital tools did not negatively impact
clinical workflow and received positive engagement from staff and patients. The combined risk status did
not change significantly over the short pilot period because there was also no specific hand hygiene improvement campaign underway at the time of the pilot study.
Conclusions: The results indicate that integrated digital tools can provide both rich data and novel tools
that both measure impact and provide feedback to support the implementation of multimodal hand hygiene
campaigns, reducing the need for significant additional personnel resources.
Item Type: | Article |
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Keywords: | Hand hygiene; multimodal strategies; electronic monitoring; training and competence validation; patient engagement; |
Academic Unit: | Faculty of Science and Engineering > Electronic Engineering Faculty of Science and Engineering > Research Institutes > Hamilton Institute |
Item ID: | 16874 |
Identification Number: | 10.1016/j.ajic.2017.08.042 |
Depositing User: | Gerard Lacey |
Date Deposited: | 23 Jan 2023 15:54 |
Journal or Publication Title: | American Journal of Infection Control |
Publisher: | Elsevier |
Refereed: | Yes |
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URI: | https://mural.maynoothuniversity.ie/id/eprint/16874 |
Use Licence: | This item is available under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share Alike Licence (CC BY-NC-SA). Details of this licence are available here |
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