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Train-the-trainers in hand hygiene : a standardized approach to guide education in infection prevention and control [PDF]

, 2019
Background Harmonization in hand hygiene training for infection prevention and control (IPC) professionals is lacking. We describe a standardized approach to training, using a “Train-the-Trainers” (TTT) concept for IPC professionals and assess its ...
Aelami, Mohammad Hassan, Agostinho, Americo, Allegranzi, Benedetta, Bellissimo-Rodrigues, Fernando, Camilleri, Liberato, Fankhauser, Carolina, Fernández Moreno, Inmaculada, Fong Lee, Yew, Hernández-de Mezerville, Marcela, Masson-Roy, Sarah, Mehtar, Shaheen, Márquez-Villarreal, Hilda, Pires, Daniela, Pittet, Didier, Rodriguez Navas, Ma Luisa, Sarabia, Odet, Tartari, Ermira   +16 more
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Hand hygiene compliance monitoring in anaesthetics: Feasibility and validity [PDF]

, 2018
Background: Hand hygiene compliance scores in the anaesthetic department of an acute NHS hospital were persistently low. Aims: To determine the feasibility and validity of regular accurate measurement of HHC in anaesthetics and understand the context
A Jeanes, Boyce JM, Dixon N, DJ Gould, Eckmanns T, Gwet KL, J Dick, Magee L, McLaughlin CP, N Drey, National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence, P Coen, Storr J, World Health Organization   +13 more
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Applying thematic synthesis to interpretation and commentary in epidemiological studies: identifying what contributes to successful interventions to promote hand hygiene in patient care [PDF]

, 2020
Objectives: Hand hygiene is considered the most important preventive measure for healthcare associated infections, but adherence is suboptimal. We previously undertook a Cochrane Review which demonstrated that interventions to improve adherence are ...
Birgand, Boyce, Gould, Gurses, Huebschmann, Marra, Midturi, Stevenson, Stewardson, Vassilev   +9 more
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Hand hygiene knowledge, attitudes and practices among food handlers at primary schools in Hulu Langat district, Selangor (Malaysia) [PDF]

, 2013
The purpose of this study was to investigate the hand hygiene knowledge, attitudes and practices of food handlers from 38 primary schools in Hulu Langat district, Selangor State in Malaysia.
Abdul Karim, Muhammad Shahrim, Abu Bakar, Fatimah, Lee, Hai Yen, Mahyudin, Nor Ainy, Tan, Siew Lian   +4 more
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Validity of hand hygiene compliance measurement by observation: A systematic review [PDF]

, 2018
BACKGROUND: Hand hygiene is monitored by direct observation to improve practice, but this approach can potentially cause information, selection, and confounding bias, threatening the validity of findings.
Abela, Aboumatar, Al-Wazzan, Albert, Allegranzi, Allegranzi, Allegranzi, Annette Jeanes, Belot, Biddle, Bischoff, Boscart, Boscart, Boyce, Boyce, Bradley, Brown, Chau, Chen, Creedon, Dedrick, Delgado-Rodriguez, Denzin, Dhar, di Martino, Dickson, Dinah J. Gould, Doebbeling, Donowitz, Dorsey, Drew, Dubbert, Duggan, Eckmanns, Ellenberg, Ellingson, Erasmus, Eveillard, Eveillard, Eveillard, Fiske, Fuller, Golan, Gould, Gould, Gould, Gould, Gould, Graham, Gravetter, Gwet, Haas, Haessler, Hagel, Haidet, Hammer, Harbarth, Harne-Britner, Harrington, Helder, Hugonnet, Huis, Huis, Jeanes, Johnson, Johnson, Kerlinger, Kitson, Klein, Klein, Kleinbaum, Koff, Kohli, Korniewicz, Kukull, Lam, Lankford, Larson, Larson, Laustsen, Le Compte, Lhakhang, Linam, Lodico, Luke, Maldonado, Marra, Masroor, Mathai, Maury, Mayer, Mays, McArdle, McAteer, McLaws, Meengs, Mertz, Mestre, Miller, Moher, Moher, Monistrol, Mukerji, Muller, Nickerson, Nicolas S. Drey, Novoa, Pan, Pan, Paterson, Pessoa-Silva, Pietro G. Coen, Pittet, Pittet, Pittet, Pittet, Preston, Pronovost, Randle, Randle, Rosenthal, Rosenthal, Sahay, Sahud, Saint, Saint, Sax, Scheithauer, Scheithauer, Scheithauer, Scheithauer, Seliger, Simons, Smith, Smith, Son, Sproat, Srigley, Srigley, Steed, Stoskopf, Thornton, Tromp, van den Hoogen, Venkatesh, Wendt, Whitby, White, Won   +148 more
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Neuropsychiatric Symptoms Mimicking Dementia in a Patient Treated With Imatinib

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Tyrosine kinase inhibitors are the cornerstone of chronic myeloid leukemia treatment. Newer agents have more potency and a broader spectrum of action, but also a higher potential for neuropsychiatric side effects. We present a case of a patient on imatinib who developed progressive cognitive, mood, and behavioral alterations.
Ashley Jones, Samuele Bonomi, Keith E. Stockerl‐Goldstein, Randall J. Bateman   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

S2k-Guideline hand antisepsis and hand hygiene

GMS Hygiene and Infection Control
The consensus-based guideline “hand antisepsis and hand hygiene” for Germany has the following sections: Prevention of nosocomial infections by hygienic hand antisepsis, prevention of surgical site infections by surgical hand antisepsis, infection ...
Kramer, Axel, Seifert, Julia, Abele-Horn, Marianne, Arvand, Mardjan, Biever, Paul, Blacky, Alexander, Buerke, Michael, Ciesek, Sandra, Chaberny, Iris, Deja, Maria, Engelhart, Steffen, Eschberger, Dieter, Gruber, Bernd, Hedtmann, Achim, Heider, Julia, Hoyme, Udo B., Jäkel, Christian, Kalbe, Peter, Luckhaupt, Horst, Novotny, Alexander, Papan, Cihan, Piechota, Hansjürgen, Pitten, Frank-Albert, Reinecke, Veronika, Schilling, Dieter, Schulz-Schaeffer, Walter, Sunderdiek, Ulrich   +26 more
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Impact of Positive Lifestyle Behaviors on Direct Health Care Cost Savings for Low Back Pain

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective This study aimed to investigate the relationship between a previously purpose‐developed lifestyle behavior scale and health care cost savings related to low back pain (LBP). Methods This longitudinal study used data from the Australian Twin Back (AUTBACK) study. LBP and lifestyle behavior measures were collected at baseline. Physical activity
Ye Tian, Katharine E. Roberts, Michelle Hall, Paula R. Beckenkamp, Angelo Sabag, Karoline Moe, Ana Paula Carvalho‐e‐Silva, Emily J. Callander, Paulo H. Ferreira   +8 more
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Associations of Sleep and Shift Work with Osteoarthritis Risk

Arthritis Care &Research, Accepted Article.
Objective Daily rhythms may be critical for maintaining homeostasis of joint tissues. We aimed to investigate the relationships between circadian clock disruption, sleep, and osteoarthritis (OA) risk in humans. Methods In the UK Biobank, a prospective 500,000‐person cohort, we evaluated associations between sleep duration, sleeplessness/insomnia, and ...
Elizabeth L. Yanik, Abigail Bridgeman, Erik D. Herzog, Vy Pham, Bradley A. Evanoff, Farshid Guilak   +5 more
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Students’ observations of hand hygiene adherence in 20 nursing home wards, during the COVID-19 pandemic

BMC Infectious Diseases, 2022
Background Healthcare-associated infections are a major threat to patient safety, particularly vulnerable elderly living in nursing homes, who have an increased risk of infections and mortality. Although good hand hygiene is the most effective preventive
Ida Hellum Sandbekken, Åsmund Hermansen, Inger Utne, Ellen Karine Grov, Borghild Løyland   +4 more
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