Hand hygiene: a review of understanding and attitudes of healthcare professionals

Sousa, Jéssica Raunne Moreira de; Santos, Luiz Felipe Duarte dos; Cavalcante, Ana Amélia de Carvalho Melo; Neves, Tereza Maria Alcântara; Mascarenhas, Maria do Carmo; Chaves, Tatiana Vieira Souza

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%T Hand hygiene: a review of understanding and attitudes of healthcare professionals
%A Sousa, Jéssica Raunne Moreira de
%A Santos, Luiz Felipe Duarte dos
%A Cavalcante, Ana Amélia de Carvalho Melo
%A Neves, Tereza Maria Alcântara
%A Mascarenhas, Maria do Carmo
%A Chaves, Tatiana Vieira Souza
%J Revista de Pesquisa: Cuidado é Fundamental Online
%N 6
%P 142-150
%V 5
%D 2013
%@ 2175-5361
%> https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:0168-ssoar-54853-7
%X Objective: Evaluate hand hygiene performed by health professionals in a public hospital and identify non-adherence factors for the correct technique. Methods: The professionals were submitted to a questionnaire, testing their knowledge of hand hygiene compliance for health professionals and were observed while hand washing. Results: 62,5% received training either during undergraduation course, or by the hospital, while 37,5% did not know how to do the technique. Regarding the reason for the noncompliance of proper hygiene techniques, 61,1% of professionals said that excessive professional activity, and insufficient time are the main causes. 44,4% mentioned the lack of priority of the institution as to the procedure and 16,6% lack the time to perform the technique. Conclusion: It appears that most of the professionals interviewed did not obey the rules recommended hand hygiene and the main reason is no time due to excessive workload.
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