Hand hygiene and glove use behavior in an Italian hospital. |
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| Authors: | Angelo Pan Placido Mondello Klara Posfay-Barbe Patrizia Catenazzi Annise Grandi Silvia Lorenzotti Andrea Patroni Nadia Poli Laura Soavi Giuseppe Carnevale |
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| Affiliation: | Istituto di Malattie Infettive e Tropicali, Spedali Civili, Universita di Brescia, Piazzale Spedali Civili 1, 20123 Brescia, Italy. ange.pan@tiscali.it |
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| Abstract: | In an Italian hospital, we observed that hand hygiene was performed in 638 (19.6%) of 3,253 opportunities, whereas gloves were worn in 538 (44.2%) 1,218 of opportunities. We observed an inverse correlation between the intensity of care and the rate of hand hygiene compliance (R2=0.057; P<.001), but no such association was observed for the rate of glove use compliance (R2=0.014; P=.078). Rates of compliance with hand hygiene and glove use recommendations follow different behavioral patterns. |
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