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Patients' Hand Hygiene at Home Predicts Their Hand Hygiene Practices in the Hospital

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 May 2016

Anna Barker ,
Ajay Sethi ,
Emily Shulkin ,
Rachell Caniza ,
Sara Zerbel  and
Nasia Safdar
Anna Barker
Affiliation:
Department of Population Health Sciences, University of Wisconsin Medical School, Madison, Wisconsin
Ajay Sethi
Affiliation:
Department of Population Health Sciences, University of Wisconsin Medical School, Madison, Wisconsin
Emily Shulkin
Affiliation:
Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, University of Wisconsin Medical School, Madison, Wisconsin
Rachell Caniza
Affiliation:
Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, University of Wisconsin Medical School, Madison, Wisconsin
Sara Zerbel
Affiliation:
3. Department of Infection Control, University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics, Madison, Wisconsin
Nasia Safdar*
Affiliation:
3. Department of Infection Control, University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics, Madison, Wisconsin William S. Middleton Memorial Veterans Affairs Hospital, Madison, Wisconsin
*
University of Wisconsin–Madison, 5221 MCFB, Section of Infectious Diseases, 1685 Highland Avenue, Madison, WI 53792 ([email protected])
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Abstract

We examine factors associated with hand hygiene practices of hospital patients. Hygiene in the hospital decreased compared to that at home, and home practices were strongly associated with hospital practices. Understanding and leveraging the intrinsic value some patients associate with hand hygiene may be important for improving overall hospital hygiene and decreasing healthcare-associated infections.

Type
Concise Communication
Information
Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 35 , Issue 5 , May 2014 , pp. 585 - 588
Copyright
Copyright © The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America 2014

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