Hand Hygiene Compliance Rate During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Sonya Makhni; Craig A Umscheid; Jackie Soo; Vera Chu; Allison Bartlett; Emily Landon; Rachel Marrs

doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2021.1429

Hand Hygiene Compliance Rate During the COVID-19 Pandemic

JAMA Intern Med. 2021 Jul 1;181(7):1006-1008. doi: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2021.1429.

Authors

Sonya Makhni^{1

2}, Craig A Umscheid^{1

2

3}, Jackie Soo³, Vera Chu⁴, Allison Bartlett^{2

4

5}, Emily Landon^{1

2

4}, Rachel Marrs⁴

Affiliations

¹ Department of Medicine, University of Chicago Medicine and Biological Sciences Division, Chicago, Illinois.
² Center for Healthcare Delivery Science and Innovation (HDSI), University of Chicago Medicine, Chicago, Illinois.
³ Center for Health and the Social Sciences (CHeSS), University of Chicago Biological Sciences Division, Chicago, Illinois.
⁴ Infection Prevention and Control Program, University of Chicago Medicine, Chicago, Illinois.
⁵ Department of Pediatrics, University of Chicago Medicine and Biological Sciences Division, Chicago, Illinois.

Abstract

This quality improvement study assesses hand hygiene compliance rates in a hospital with an automated hand hygiene monitoring system during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Attitude of Health Personnel*
COVID-19 / epidemiology
COVID-19 / prevention & control*
Guideline Adherence / statistics & numerical data*
Hand Disinfection / methods
Hand Hygiene / statistics & numerical data*
Health Personnel / statistics & numerical data*
Humans
Infection Control / statistics & numerical data
Personnel, Hospital / statistics & numerical data