Systematic Review of Studies on Compliance with Hand Hygiene Guidelines in Hospital Care

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology - Tập 31 Số 3 - Trang 283-294 - 2010
Vicki Erasmus1, Thea Daha2, Hans Brug1,3, Jan Hendrik Richardus1, Myra D. Behrendt4, Martine De Vos4, Ed F. van Beeck1
1Departments of Public Health, Erasmus University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam
2Dutch Society for Hygiene and Infection Prevention in Health Care, Leiden
3EMGO Institute, VU University Medical Centre, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
4Medical Microbiology, Erasmus University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam

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Objectives.To assess the prevalence and correlates of compliance and noncompliance with hand hygiene guidelines in hospital care.Design.A systematic review of studies published before January 1, 2009, on observed or self-reported compliance rates.Methods.Articles on empirical studies written in English and conducted on general patient populations in industrialized countries were included. The results were grouped by type of healthcare worker before and after patient contact. Correlates contributing to compliance were grouped and listed.Results.We included 96 empirical studies, the majority (n= 65) in intensive care units. In general, the study methods were not very robust and often ill reported. We found an overall median compliance rate of 40%. Unadjusted compliance rates were lower in intensive care units (30%–40%) than in other settings (50%–60%), lower among physicians (32%) than among nurses (48%), and before (21%) rather than after (47%) patient contact. The majority of the time, the situations that were associated with a lower compliance rate were those with a high activity level and/or those in which a physician was involved. The majority of the time, the situations that were associated with a higher compliance rate were those having to do with dirty tasks, the introduction of alcohol-based hand rub or gel, performance feedback, and accessibility of materials. A minority of studies (n= 12) have investigated the behavioral determinants of hand hygiene, of which only 7 report the use of a theoretical framework with inconclusive results.Conclusions.Noncompliance with hand hygiene guidelines is a universal problem, which calls for standardized measures for research and monitoring. Theoretical models from the behavioral sciences should be used internationally and should be adapted to better explain the complexities of hand hygiene.

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Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Tập 31 Số 3

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