Hand Hygiene and Treatment Table Sanitizing in Chiropractic Teaching Institutions: Results of an Education Intervention to Increase Compliance

Evans, Marion W.; Ramcharan, Michael; Ndetan, Harrison; Floyd, Rod; Globe, Gary; Pfefer, Mark T.; Brantingham, James W.

doi:10.1016/j.jmpt.2009.06.007

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“…All these data suggested that implementation of an educational intervention might result in better preparedness of critical care HCWs for an H1N1 influenza pandemic. This conclusion was also supported by studies which showed that education programs might lead to higher compliance to infection control measures such as hand hygiene [20], and more importantly, the reduction of multi-resistant bacteria in hospital settings [21]. Other studies had suggested that the implementation of appropriate education and protective measures improved willingness to work [8,22], although investigators did not have the chance to test this hypothesis during the H1N1 influenza pandemic.…”

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Knowledge and attitudes of healthcare workers in Chinese intensive care units regarding 2009 H1N1 influenza pandemic

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Yu-shan

et al. 2011

BMC Infect Dis

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Knowledge and attitudes of healthcare workers in Chinese intensive care units regarding 2009 H1N1 influenza pandemic

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Yu-shan

et al. 2011

BMC Infect Dis

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“…Research efforts have focused on the importance of treatment table and hand hygiene [15][16][17][18] and risk reduction in athletic environments, [19][20][21] and one article 22 has discussed the rising importance of MRSA for physical therapists. However, we did not find any articles that provided a clinically oriented practical overview of this topic for manual therapists and believe that this is the first such article.…”

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Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus: an overview for manual therapists

Green

Johnson

Egan

et al. 2012

Journal of Chiropractic Medicine

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Methicillin-resistant S aureus is a health risk in the community and to patients and athletes treated by manual therapists. Manual practitioners can play an essential role in recognizing MRSA infections and helping to control its transmission in the health care environment and the community. Essential methods for protecting patients and health care workers include being aware of presenting signs, patient education, and using appropriate hand and clinic hygiene.

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“…Both students and staff were instructed on how to use hand sanitizers properly through demonstrations of techniques. After the instruction, the perception of others and its effect on proper hand sanitation behavior increased from 39% to 50% (p < 0.01), and actual hand sanitation practice behavior increased from 78% to 83% (p = 0.03) (Evans, et al, 2009). …”

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Predicting and explaining behavioral intention and hand sanitizer use among US Army soldiers

Lin

Roberts

2017

American Journal of Infection Control

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Many pathogenic microorganisms are spread by contaminated hands and may lead to foodborne illness. The use of hand sanitizers can significantly reduce bacterial contamination and is an efficient and inexpensive method to prevent infections and sickness. Previous researchers have found that the routine use of hand sanitizers allowed the U.S. Army to significantly reduce illness. However, few studies have been conducted within a U.S. Army dining facility, which is considered to be one of the primary sources of foodborne illness within the U.S. Army. Therefore, using the Theory of Planned Behavior, the purpose of this study was to identify the behavioral intention, attitudes, subjective norms, and perceptions of control of using hand sanitizer among military personnel.The study targeted soldiers using a written survey during their lunch hour on the U.S.Army base at Fort Riley, KS. A total of 201 surveys were collected. All data were screened and entered into IBM SPSS for analysis.Results indicated that attitudes, subjective norms, and perceived behavioral control explained 64% of the variance in behavioral intention. Attitude and subjective norms were found to be significant predictors of behavioral intention, with attitude being the strongest predictor.In general, behavioral beliefs were positive among soldiers. Related to normative beliefs, soldiers did perceive negative social pressure from other soldiers not to use hand sanitizers.Analysis of control beliefs found soldiers perceived hand sanitizers were readily available, but disliked their smell and feel after application.Food production managers and Army commanders can use these results to implement hand sanitation behavioral interventions within military dining environments. Practical implications will likely translate to reduced healthcare costs, decreased absenteeism rates, and improved mission readiness.Some of the limitations include commonly perceived social psychology bias. Further, clustered samples were collected within one military installation in a relatively short amount of time.

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Hand Hygiene and Treatment Table Sanitizing in Chiropractic Teaching Institutions: Results of an Education Intervention to Increase Compliance

Cited by 13 publications

References 14 publications

Knowledge and attitudes of healthcare workers in Chinese intensive care units regarding 2009 H1N1 influenza pandemic

Knowledge and attitudes of healthcare workers in Chinese intensive care units regarding 2009 H1N1 influenza pandemic

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus: an overview for manual therapists

Predicting and explaining behavioral intention and hand sanitizer use among US Army soldiers

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