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https://doi.org/10.21860/medflum2024_316223
Can We Influence Habit and Motivation for Proper Hand Disinfection Technique Trough Education? An Experimental Pilot Study
Helena Štrucelj
; University of Rijeka, Faculty of Health Studies, Department of Public Health, Rijeka, Croatia
Jan Rošić Novak
; University of Rijeka, Faculty of Health Studies, Rijeka, Croatia
Viktorija Bugarin
; University of Rijeka, Faculty of Health Studies, Rijeka, Croatia
Josip Brusić
; University of Rijeka, Faculty of Health Studies, Department of Nursing, Rijeka, Croatia; Clinical Hospital Center Rijeka, Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, Rijeka, Croatia
Marija Spevan
orcid.org/0000-0003-0288-2206
; University of Rijeka, Faculty of Health Studies, Department of Nursing, Rijeka, Croatia
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* Corresponding author.
Abstract
Aim: Hand hygiene is critical for the prevention of healthcare-associated infections, yet it is poorly practiced by healthcare workers. The aim of this study is to examine the effects of various incentives on the correctness of hand disinfection technique and motivation to use the technique correctly. Participants and Methods: The experiment was performed on three different days with 36 healthcare students. The procedure on the first and third day was the same and equal for all four groups (feedback alone). On the second day, the groups received different incentives (1: feedback + demonstration + creative teamwork; 2: feedback + demonstration + lecture; 3: feedback + demonstration; 4: feedback alone). Correctness (gel coverage percentage) and motivation were measured and compared between the three measurements. Results: Initially, only 25% of participants achieved at least 95% coverage, and only 55.56% tried at least "quite a bit" to use the technique correctly. Coverage increased after the incentive in groups 1 (χ2(2) = 6.000; P = 0.050), 2 (χ2(2) = 7.750; p = 0.021), and 3 (χ2(2) = 15.273; P = 0.001). Motivation increased in groups 1 (χ2(2) = 10.571; P = 0.005) and 3 (χ2(2) = 7.515; P = 0.023). Dorsum coverage was significantly smaller than palm coverage in both hands. Conclusion: Demonstration of hand disinfection technique, creative teamwork, and lecture were effective in adopting the habit of hand disinfection and reinforcing motivation to do so, but scanner feedback alone wasn't effective in this way. Future studies should examine longer follow-up period and testing these results in clinical settings.
Keywords
education; habits; hand disinfection; health occupations; motivation; students
Hrčak ID:
316223
URI
Publication date:
1.6.2024.
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