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Four Moments for Patient Hand Hygiene: A Patient-Centered, Provider-Facilitated Model to Improve Patient Hand Hygiene

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 April 2015

Venkata CK Sunkesula ,
Shanina Knighton ,
Trina F. Zabarsky ,
Sirisha Kundrapu ,
Patricia A. Higgins  and
Curtis J. Donskey
Venkata CK Sunkesula
Affiliation:
Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, School of Medicine, Cleveland, Ohio Department of Systems Biology and Bioinformatics, Case Western Reserve University, School of Medicine, Cleveland, Ohio
Shanina Knighton
Affiliation:
Louis Stokes Cleveland Veteran Affairs Medical Center, Cleveland, Ohio Case Western Reserve University, School of Nursing, Cleveland, Ohio
Trina F. Zabarsky
Affiliation:
Case Western Reserve University, School of Nursing, Cleveland, Ohio
Sirisha Kundrapu
Affiliation:
Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, School of Medicine, Cleveland, Ohio
Patricia A. Higgins
Affiliation:
Case Western Reserve University, School of Nursing, Cleveland, Ohio Geriatric Research, Education, and Clinical Center, Cleveland VA Medical Center, Cleveland, Ohio.
Curtis J. Donskey*
Affiliation:
Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, School of Medicine, Cleveland, Ohio Infection Control Department, Cleveland VA Medical Center, Cleveland, Ohio
*
Address correspondence to Curtis J. Donskey, MD, Geriatric Research, Education, and Clinical Center 1110W, Cleveland VA Medical Center, 10701 East Boulevard, Cleveland, Ohio 44106 (curtisd123@yahoo.com).
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Abstract

We found that a majority of hospitalized patients were aware of the importance of hand hygiene, but observations indicated that performance of hand hygiene was uncommon. An intervention in which healthcare personnel facilitated hand hygiene at specific moments significantly increased performance of hand hygiene by patients.

Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2015;36(8): 986–989

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Concise Communications
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Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 36 , Issue 8 , August 2015 , pp. 986 - 989
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© 2015 by The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America. All rights reserved 

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