Adherence to hand hygiene in a hospital setting – a questionnaire survey focused on compliance with the use of gloves.

BÚŘILOVÁ, Petra, Michal POSPÍŠIL, Dana DOLANOVÁ, Jana KUČEROVÁ, Veronika ŠTROMBACHOVÁ, Jan MUŽÍK, Lenka CETLOVÁ and Andrea POKORNÁ. Adherence to hand hygiene in a hospital setting – a questionnaire survey focused on compliance with the use of gloves. KONTAKT-JOURNAL OF NURSING AND SOCIAL SCIENCES RELATED TO HEALTH AND ILLNESS. České Budějovice: Jihočeská univerzita v Českých Budějovicích, Zdravotně sociální fakulta, 2021, vol. 23, No 1, p. 3-7. ISSN 1212-4117. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.32725/kont.2021.006.

Basic information

• Original name: Adherence to hand hygiene in a hospital setting – a questionnaire survey focused on compliance with the use of gloves.
• Authors: BÚŘILOVÁ, Petra (203 Czech Republic, guarantor, belonging to the institution), Michal POSPÍŠIL (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution), Dana DOLANOVÁ (703 Slovakia, belonging to the institution), Jana KUČEROVÁ (203 Czech Republic), Veronika ŠTROMBACHOVÁ (203 Czech Republic), Jan MUŽÍK (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution), Lenka CETLOVÁ (203 Czech Republic) and Andrea POKORNÁ (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution).
• Edition: KONTAKT-JOURNAL OF NURSING AND SOCIAL SCIENCES RELATED TO HEALTH AND ILLNESS, České Budějovice, Jihočeská univerzita v Českých Budějovicích, Zdravotně sociální fakulta, 2021, 1212-4117.

Other information

• Original language: English
• Type of outcome: Article in a journal
• Field of Study: 30307 Nursing
• Country of publisher: Czech Republic
• Confidentiality degree: is not subject to a state or trade secret
• WWW: URL
• RIV identification code: RIV/00216224:14110/21:00121652
• Organization unit: Faculty of Medicine
• Doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.32725/kont.2021.006
• UT WoS: 000848893100002
• Keywords in English: Compliance; Gloves; Hand hygiene; Healthcare-associated/acquired infections; Standard precautions
• Tags: rivok
• Tags: Reviewed

Abstract

Introduction: Hand hygiene is considered one of the most important and effective measures for infection prevention and control. It also plays a vital role in reducing healthcare-associated/acquired infections. The main goal is to assess hand hygiene compliance – with a special focus on using gloves when providing care in inpatient settings. Methods: A cross-sectional survey on compliance with hand hygiene was conducted in health care facilities in the Czech Republic in 2018 before the COVID-19 pandemic. The participants were from 80 inpatient health care providers in the Czech Republic. Responses were scored on a 6-level scale, from “always” (100 points) to “never” (0 points). Data analysis was performed using IBM SPSS Statistics version 22. Results: The questionnaire was filled in by 2,049 health care personnel from 80 inpatient health care facilities in the Czech Republic. Respondents were further divided according to the medical specialty. Respondents worked in the field of internal medicine (43%), surgical fields (28%), psychiatry (14%), long-term care facilities (9%), and other non-classified fields (6%). Conclusions: The presented study verified the good level of declared compliance with hygiene standards in inpatient healthcare providers in the Czech Republic. Significant differences were found between the observed hand hygiene measures established in the Czech Republic and international best practices based on a high scientific evidence level. An appropriate measure would be to establish national clinical best practices based on convincing scientific evidence at the national level. © 2021 The Authors. Published by University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice, Faculty of Health and Social Sciences.