A comparative study of the level of hand hygiene in two consecutive years 2023-2024 in Shahid Kamyab Hospital in Mashhad
کد: G-1173
نویسندگان: الهام صفری ©, الهه صفری ℗, مجید حسینی, الهه جاقوری, فاطمه اخلاقی رضایی
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خلاصه مقاله
Background: infections -related Health care is one of the biggest challenges of health care centers, which impose a lot of health costs on patients and hospitals. To reduce the occurrence of these infections, the most effective, simple and least expensive way is known observe hand hygiene by health care workers. considering the frequent interaction between healthcare workers and patients and the vital role of hand hygiene, Therefore, the aim of this study was to investigate the level of hand hygiene among health care workers, according to the number of workers in Shahid Kamyab Hospital in 2023-2024. Method: This Descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted on the employees of Shahid Kamyab Hospital of Mashhad in the first six months of 2023-2024. In order to collect information, the infection control supervisor (as a single observer) secretly observed the employees working in five general departments and five ICUs in five hygiene periods using the checklist recommended by the World Health Organization. The data obtained from observation were analyzed by SPSSV2018 and descriptive statistical test. Result: The average compliance with hand hygiene in the first six months of 2023 among nurses 58%, doctors 36%, Helping paramedics and agents 48% and paramedics 34% and in the first six months of 2024 among nurses45.5%, doctors 26.66%, Helping paramedics and agents 24.01% and paramedics 17.5%, and the highest level of hand hygiene was assigned to nurses and in the situation after exposure to blood and body fluids. The results indicate that the level of hand hygiene has decreased in 2024 compared to 2023, which can be attributed to the lack of holding training classes and continuous observation and providing appropriate feedback about hand hygiene. Conclusion: According to the results of this study, it is necessary to conduct face-to-face and virtual training classes and continuous observation and careful monitoring in the field of improving hand hygiene.
کلمات کلیدی
Hand hygiene, Nurse, Doctor, Health care workers
