The use of real-time feedback via wireless technology to improve hand hygiene compliance

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 608-611

  Marra, Alexandre R ^a   Sampaio Camargo, Thiago Zinsly ^a   Magnus, Thyago Pereira ^a   Blaya, Rosangela Pereira ^a   Dos Santos, Gilson Batista ^a   Guastelli, Luciana Reis ^a   Rodrigues, Rodrigo Dias ^a   Prado, Marcelo ^b   Victor, Elivane Da Silva ^a   Bogossian, Humberto ^a   Monte, Julio Cesar Martins ^a   Dos Santos, Oscar Fernando Pavão ^a   Oyama, Carlos Kazume ^a   Edmond, Michael B ^c  

^a HOSPITAL ISRAELITA ALBERT EINSTEIN   (Brazil)

^b ATCP Physical Engineering   (Brazil)

^c VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol hand rub; Communication system; Electronic handwash counters; Feedback loop; Health care worker performance; Innovation; Positive deviance; Quasiexperimental study; RFID; Zigbee

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; HAND SANITIZER; ALCOHOL DERIVATIVE; GEL;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; HAND WASHING; HEALTHCARE ASSOCIATED INFECTION; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; TERTIARY CARE CENTER; WIRELESS COMMUNICATION; COMPUTER SYSTEM; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; GEL; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RADIO FREQUENCY IDENTIFICATION DEVICE; STANDARDS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TIME;

ALCOHOLS; COMPUTER SYSTEMS; FEEDBACK; GELS; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HAND HYGIENE; HAND SANITIZERS; HUMANS; RADIO FREQUENCY IDENTIFICATION DEVICE; TERTIARY CARE CENTERS; TIME FACTORS; WIRELESS TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 84901200612     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: 15273296     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2014.02.006     Document Type: Article

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