Patient participation in hand hygiene among health professionals - Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 01-01-2018;71(2):259-264
To investigate the perception and attitude of health professionals (HPs) about the patient participation in hand hygiene (HH).
A cross-sectional study with 150 HPs from a university hospital in Brazil. A descriptive analysis was conducted.
Simple hand hygiene was the preferred method of HPs, rather than hand rubbing with alcohol-based solutions. A total of 83.3% of the HPs supported the patient participation in reminding them about HH, but 48% reported that they would feel uncomfortable; 45.3%, comfortable; and 20.7% were familiar with the “Patients for Patient Safety” program.
HPs showed limited knowledge about HH, opposing recommendations on the topic. The contradiction between the HPs acceptance and attitude when questioned by the patient regarding HH was revealed, reflecting a lack of knowledge about the WHO program and the need to implement educational practices in health.
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To investigate the perception and attitude of health professionals (HPs) about the patient participation in hand hygiene (HH).
A cross-sectional study with 150 HPs from a university hospital in Brazil. A descriptive analysis was conducted.
Simple hand hygiene was the preferred method of HPs, rather than hand rubbing with alcohol-based solutions. A total of 83.3% of the HPs supported the patient participation in reminding them about HH, but 48% reported that they would feel uncomfortable; 45.3%, comfortable; and 20.7% were familiar with the "Patients for Patient Safety" program.
HPs showed limited knowledge about HH, opposing recommendations on the topic. The contradiction between the HPs acceptance and attitude when questioned by the patient regarding HH was revealed, reflecting a lack of knowledge about the WHO program and the need to implement educational practices in health.
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