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<str<strong>on</strong>g>WHO</str<strong>on</strong>g> GUIDELINES ON HAND HYGIENE IN HEALTH CARE<br />
Table I.16.2<br />
<strong>Hand</strong> hygiene adherence by health-care workers (1981–June 2008)<br />
Reference Year Sett<strong>in</strong>g Before/<br />
after<br />
c<strong>on</strong>tact<br />
Adherence<br />
basel<strong>in</strong>e<br />
(%)<br />
Adherence<br />
after<br />
<strong>in</strong>terventi<strong>on</strong><br />
(%)<br />
Interventi<strong>on</strong><br />
Prest<strong>on</strong>, Lars<strong>on</strong> & 1981 ICU A 16 30 More c<strong>on</strong>venient s<strong>in</strong>k locati<strong>on</strong>s<br />
Stamm 492<br />
Albert & C<strong>on</strong>die 660 1981 ICU A 41 — —<br />
Prest<strong>on</strong>, Lars<strong>on</strong> & 1981 ICU A 28 — —<br />
Stamm 492<br />
Lars<strong>on</strong> 661 1983 All wards A 45 — —<br />
Kaplan &<br />
1986 SICU A 51 — —<br />
McGuck<strong>in</strong> 497<br />
Mayer et al. 633 1986 ICU A 63 92 Performance feedback<br />
D<strong>on</strong>owitz 662 1987 PICU A 31 30 Wear<strong>in</strong>g overgown<br />
C<strong>on</strong>ly et al. 663 1989 MICU B/A 14/28 * 73/81 Feedback, policy reviews, memo,<br />
posters<br />
DeCarvalho et al. 734 1989 NICU A/B 75/50 — —<br />
Graham 665 1990 ICU A 32 45 Alcohol-based handrub <strong>in</strong>troduced<br />
Dubbert et al. 666 1990 ICU A** 81 92 In-service first, then group feedback<br />
Simm<strong>on</strong>s et al. 667 1990 ICU B/A** 22 30 —<br />
Pett<strong>in</strong>ger &<br />
1991 SICU A 51 — —<br />
Nettleman 668<br />
Lohr et al. 669 1991 Pedi<br />
OPDs<br />
Raju & Kobler 670 1991 Nursery<br />
& NICU<br />
Lars<strong>on</strong> et al. 671 1992 NICU/<br />
others<br />
B 49 49 Signs, feedback, verbal rem<strong>in</strong>ders to<br />
doctors<br />
B/A *** 28 63 Feedback, dissem<strong>in</strong>ati<strong>on</strong> of literature,<br />
results of envir<strong>on</strong>mental cultures<br />
A 29 — —<br />
Doebbel<strong>in</strong>g et al. 659 1992 ICU NS 40 — —<br />
Zimakoff et al. 672 1993 ICUs A 40 — —<br />
Meengs et al. 216 1994 Emerg<br />
Room<br />
A 32 — —<br />
Lund et al. 215 1994 All wards A 32 — —<br />
Wurtz, Moye & 1994 SICU A 22 38 Automated handwash<strong>in</strong>g mach<strong>in</strong>es<br />
Jovanovic 637 available<br />
Pelke et al. 673 1994 NICU A 62 60 No gown<strong>in</strong>g required<br />
Gould 649 1994 ICUs<br />
Wards<br />
A<br />
A<br />
30<br />
29<br />
— —<br />
Shay et al. 674 1995 ICU<br />
Oncol<br />
Ward<br />
A 56 — —<br />
Berg, Hershow & 1995 ICU NS 5 63 Lectures, feedback, dem<strong>on</strong>strati<strong>on</strong>s<br />
Ramirez 675<br />
Tibballs 676 1996 PICU B/A 12/11 13/65 Overt observati<strong>on</strong>, followed by<br />
feedback<br />
Slaughter et al. 677 1996 MICU A 41 58 Rout<strong>in</strong>e wear<strong>in</strong>g of gowns and gloves<br />
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