American journal of infection control, 2017-09, Vol.45 (9), p.1033-1034
2017
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- Autor(en) / Beteiligte
- Titel
- Comparison of ethanol hand sanitizer versus moist towelette packets for mealtime patient hand hygiene
- Ist Teil von
- American journal of infection control, 2017-09, Vol.45 (9), p.1033-1034
- Ort / Verlag
- United States: Elsevier Inc
- Erscheinungsjahr
- 2017
- Quelle
- MEDLINE
- Beschreibungen/Notizen
- Highlights • Patient hand hygiene may prevent acquisition of healthcare-associated pathogens. • There is a need for easy-to-use patient hand hygiene products. • We determine patients' preference for 2 mealtime hand hygiene products. • A hand sanitizer packet took less time to access than a moist towelette packet and was preferred by most patients. • Patient hand hygiene increased when a reminder was provided.
- Sprache
- Englisch
- Identifikatoren
- ISSN: 0196-6553eISSN: 1527-3296DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2017.03.018Titel-ID: cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_1896038287
- Format
- –
- Schlagworte
- Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Contamination, Ethanol - pharmacology, Female, Hand Disinfection - methods, Hand Sanitizers - analysis, Hand Sanitizers - classification, Humans, Infection Control, Infectious Disease, Inpatients - psychology, Long term care facility, Long-Term Care - organization & administration, Male, Meals, Patient Compliance - psychology, Patient Compliance - statistics & numerical data, Pilot Projects, Reminder, Wipes