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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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