Placards do not improve hand hygiene adherence

[Glenys Harrington]

Dear all,

For those managing hand hygiene programs this recent publication in
Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology will be of interest.

Sarah A. Stella et al. The effect of eye images and
a social norms message on healthcare provider hand hygiene adherence.
https://doi.org/10.1017/ice.2019.103
Published online: 10 May 2019

https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/infection-control-and-hospital-epide
miology/article/effect-of-eye-images-and-a-social-norms-message-on-healthcar
e-provider-hand-hygiene-adherence/0BC0447734236879AD8A3352F345E639

“Conclusion: Displaying eye images or a social norms message in the hospital
environment did not result in measurable improvements in HH adherence in a
cohort of healthcare providers participating in an electronic monitoring and
feedback program”.

regards

Glenys

Glenys Harrington

Infection Control Consultancy (ICC)

P.O. Box 6385

Melbourne

Australia, 3004

M: +61 404816434

E: infexion@ozemail.com.au

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