Hand hygiene: the impact of incentive strategies on adherence among healthcare workers from a newborn intensive care unit

Authors

  • Zilah Cândida Pereira das Neves State Health Secretary - GO
  • Anaclara Ferreira Veiga Tipple Federal University of Goiás; Faculty of Nursing
  • Adenícia Custódia Silva e Souza Federal University of Goiás; Faculty of Nursing
  • Milca Severino Pereira Federal University of Goiás; Faculty of Nursing
  • Dulcelene de Sousa Melo Federal University of Goiás; Hospital das Clínicas
  • Lucimar Rodrigues Ferreira Maternal-Infant Hospital/GO

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/S0104-11692006000400012

Keywords:

handwashing, continuing education, cross infection, nursing

Abstract

We carried out a before-after non-controlled intervention study to assess the impact of different handwashing strategies in health care workers at a neonatal ICU in Goiânia - Goiás, Brazil. All ethical aspects were considered. Data was collected by using a check list in order to register hand hygiene opportunities during six months. Three strategies were elaborated together with the hospital team. We observed 1358 handwashing opportunities. Incentive strategies caused a small impact on the increase of adherence to hand hygiene during and after the implementation period. However, we noticed that this increase mainly occurred after the procedures were realized. On the whole, adherence levels were similar before (62.2%) and after (61.6%) the procedures. The study showed that health care workers were more worried about individual risks.

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Published

2006-08-01

Issue

Vol. 14 No. 4 (2006)

Section

Original Articles

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How to Cite

Hand hygiene: the impact of incentive strategies on adherence among healthcare workers from a newborn intensive care unit. (2006). Revista Latino-Americana De Enfermagem, 14(4), 546-552. https://doi.org/10.1590/S0104-11692006000400012