Hand hygiëne compliance in nursing homes will be studied. Good hand hygiëne is considered the single most important intervention to control transmission of infectius disease pathogens in nursing homes. hand hygiene, handhygiëne, nursing home, verpleeghuis, 5 moments of the WHO, 5 momenten van de WHO, compliance
Conditions
Interventions
- Conversation with management which may, among other things, lead towards changes in the environment.
- Live training of nurses and nurse's aides in groups
- Online training of nurses and nurse's
Sponsors
Erasmus Medisch Centrum (Erasmus Medical Center) and GGD Rotterdam-Rijnmond (Municipal Public Health Service for the region Rotterdam-Rijnmond)
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: The organization needs to have a minimum of three and a maximum of four locations in the study. The location should have a minimum of two units. Each unit should have three or more nurses or nurse aids (MBO-3 level or higher) on staff between 7 am and 12 noon. The units need to be somatic, psychogeriatric or psychiatric units. If the units themselves are not large enough (or the location is not large enough), units (or small locations) can be combined. The organization needs to be responsible for supplying hand hygiëne products. If a unit is a combined unit with "long term health care" residents (verzorging), then it may be included if the organization takes responsibility for supplying hand hygiëne products to all residents. If the location has no "units", but is very large with a staff of more than 6 people that work throughout the units between 7 am and noon, then the entire location is considered the equivalent of two units.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Long term health care centers (verzorgingshuizen) and home care situations are excluded. Rehabilitation units are also excluded. Organizations with fewer than three locations are excluded.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Hand hygiëne compliance | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| - Infection incidence, measured on a weekly basis Additional outcomes: - Environmental contamination changes - Change (increase/decrease) in use of HH products during the course of the study - Possibly: cost-effectiveness analysis | — |
Contacts
Public ContactGwen Teesing
GGD Rotterdam-Rijnmond
Outcome results
None listed