Education effects on knowledge, attitude and practice of nurses about hand hygiene

The short- and long-term effects of multimodal approach education and lecture education on knowledge, attitude and practice of nurses about hand hygiene

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT201206169143N2

Enrollment

364

Registered

2012-08-22

Start date

2012-09-22

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2018-02-22

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Conditions

Hospital acquired infection, Hand Hygiene. Nosocomical condition

Interventions

Intervention 1: Control group:without education. Intervention 2: Lecture education - Lecture education session will be held in 30 minutes for 20 people. About 4-6 sessions are needed for educating nu

Prevention

Control group:without education

Multimodal education-Following interventions will be used in multimodal education group: lecture (similar to lecture education group), video show, hand washing demonstration, question and answer, pamp

Lecture education - Lecture education session will be held in 30 minutes for 20 people. About 4-6 sessions are needed for educating nurses in this group. These sessions will be implemented in 10 days

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria: Nurses who are working at hospitalized units Exclusion criteria: not participating in training sessions, and become unemployment during the study.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria:

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Knowledge about hand hygiene. Timepoint: Before, 2 weeks, 3 months, and 6 months after intervention. Method of measurement: Knowledge questionnaire about hand hygiene.;Hand hygiene practice. Timepoint: Before, 2 weeks, 3 months, and 6 months after intervention. Method of measurement: Hand hygiene practice questionnaire.;Attitude about hand hygiene. Timepoint: Before, 2 weeks, 3 months, and 6 months after intervention. Method of measurement: Attitude questionnaire about hand hygiene.	—

Measure

Time frame

Knowledge about hand hygiene. Timepoint: Before, 2 weeks, 3 months, and 6 months after intervention. Method of measurement: Knowledge questionnaire about hand hygiene.;Hand hygiene practice. Timepoint: Before, 2 weeks, 3 months, and 6 months after intervention. Method of measurement: Hand hygiene practice questionnaire.;Attitude about hand hygiene. Timepoint: Before, 2 weeks, 3 months, and 6 months after intervention. Method of measurement: Attitude questionnaire about hand hygiene.

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Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactDr.Tahereh Najafi Ghezeljeh

Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Tehran University of Medical Sciences

najafi_t@tums.ac.ir+98 21 6105 4323

Outcome results

None listed

Source: IRCT (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026