Publication: Posters as a Tool to Improve Hand Hygiene among Health Science Students: Case-Control Study
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2021-10-22
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Gázquez-López, María
Martínez-García, Encarnación
Martín-Salvador, Adelina
Álvarez-Serrano, María Adelaida
García-García, Inmaculada
Caparros-Gonzalez, Rafael A.
Pérez-Morente, María Ángeles
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(1) Background: Numerous educational interventions have been conducted to improve hand hygiene (HH) compliance and effectiveness among nursing students, with mixed results. The aim is to evaluate the effectiveness of posters as a teaching tool and factors associated with HH quality. (2) Methods: A pre-post experimental intervention study was conducted with a total of 293 nursing students randomly assigned to two groups (experimental and control) who, before and after HH, took cell culture samples from their non-dominant hands. Only the experimental group was exposed to the poster. (3) Results: In the experimental group, significant differences were observed among students older than 22 years (p = 0.017; V = 0.188), with a higher percentage of failures (15.7% vs. 3.6%). Poster displaying was associated with passing, other variables being equal, although without statistical significance (ORa = 2.07; 95% CI = 0.81-5.26). Pre-practice hand contamination was weakly associated with lower HH quality (ORa = 0.99, 95% CI = 0.99-0.99). (4) Conclusions: The use of posters as a teaching method shows indications of efficacy. Prior hand contamination slightly affects the quality of HH. Further evaluation of teaching methods is needed to ensure good technical performance of HH to prevent the spread of infectious diseases during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Medical Subject Headings::Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment::Investigative Techniques::Epidemiologic Methods::Epidemiologic Study Characteristics as Topic::Epidemiologic Studies::Case-Control Studies
Medical Subject Headings::Health Care::Health Services Administration::Quality of Health Care::Guideline Adherence
Medical Subject Headings::Health Care::Environment and Public Health::Public Health::Public Health Practice::Communicable Disease Control::Hand Hygiene::Hand Disinfection
Medical Subject Headings::Organisms::Eukaryota::Animals::Chordata::Vertebrates::Mammals::Primates::Haplorhini::Catarrhini::Hominidae::Humans
Medical Subject Headings::Anthropology, Education, Sociology and Social Phenomena::Education::Students
Medical Subject Headings::Diseases::Bacterial Infections and Mycoses::Infection::Cross Infection
Medical Subject Headings::Health Care::Environment and Public Health::Public Health::Public Health Practice::Communicable Disease Control::Hand Hygiene
Medical Subject Headings::Anthropology, Education, Sociology and Social Phenomena::Education::Students::Students, Health Occupations::Students, Nursing
Medical Subject Headings::Diseases::Virus Diseases::RNA Virus Infections::Nidovirales Infections::Coronaviridae Infections::Coronavirus Infections
Medical Subject Headings::Health Care::Environment and Public Health::Public Health::Disease Outbreaks::Epidemics::Pandemics
Medical Subject Headings::Diseases::Bacterial Infections and Mycoses::Infection::Communicable Diseases
Medical Subject Headings::Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment::Diagnosis::Diagnostic Techniques and Procedures::Clinical Laboratory Techniques::Cytological Techniques::Cell Culture Techniques
Medical Subject Headings::Health Care::Health Services Administration::Quality of Health Care::Guideline Adherence
Medical Subject Headings::Health Care::Environment and Public Health::Public Health::Public Health Practice::Communicable Disease Control::Hand Hygiene::Hand Disinfection
Medical Subject Headings::Organisms::Eukaryota::Animals::Chordata::Vertebrates::Mammals::Primates::Haplorhini::Catarrhini::Hominidae::Humans
Medical Subject Headings::Anthropology, Education, Sociology and Social Phenomena::Education::Students
Medical Subject Headings::Diseases::Bacterial Infections and Mycoses::Infection::Cross Infection
Medical Subject Headings::Health Care::Environment and Public Health::Public Health::Public Health Practice::Communicable Disease Control::Hand Hygiene
Medical Subject Headings::Anthropology, Education, Sociology and Social Phenomena::Education::Students::Students, Health Occupations::Students, Nursing
Medical Subject Headings::Diseases::Virus Diseases::RNA Virus Infections::Nidovirales Infections::Coronaviridae Infections::Coronavirus Infections
Medical Subject Headings::Health Care::Environment and Public Health::Public Health::Disease Outbreaks::Epidemics::Pandemics
Medical Subject Headings::Diseases::Bacterial Infections and Mycoses::Infection::Communicable Diseases
Medical Subject Headings::Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment::Diagnosis::Diagnostic Techniques and Procedures::Clinical Laboratory Techniques::Cytological Techniques::Cell Culture Techniques
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Hand hygiene, Education, Posters, Nursing students, CFU colony-forming units, Higiene de las manos, Educación, Cartel, Estudiantes de enfermería, Células madre, COVID-19, Pandemic, Pandemia
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Gázquez-López M, Martínez-García E, Martín-Salvador A, Álvarez-Serrano MA, García-García I, Caparros-Gonzalez RA, et al. Posters as a Tool to Improve Hand Hygiene among Health Science Students: Case-Control Study. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021 Oct 22;18(21):11123