title: Assessment of healthcare professionals' adherence to hand hygiene after alcohol-based hand rub introduction at an intensive care unit in São Paulo, Brazil.
abstract: We analyzed the impact of introducing an alcohol-based hand gel and an educational program on hand hygiene adherence among healthcare workers in an intensive care unit. Adherence to hand hygiene was significantly higher after the intervention for the night shift work period (P=.001), among nursing assistants (P=.001), among nurses (P=.007) on weekend days (P=.016), and for invasive procedures (P=.012).
authors.affiliation: Comissao de Epidemiologia Hospitalar, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil. solsan@gmail.com
authors.forename: Solange L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Santana
authors.forename: Guilherme H C
authors.initials: GH
authors.lastname: Furtado
authors.forename: Ana Paula
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Coutinho
authors.forename: Eduardo A S
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Medeiros
mesh_terms: D000438:Alcohols / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D000891:Anti-Infective Agents, Local / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D001938:Brazil; D004496:Education, Continuing; D019983:Guideline Adherence / Q000592:standards*; D006225:Hand / Q000382:microbiology; D006235:Hand Disinfection / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards; D006784:Hospitals, Teaching; D006801:Humans; D017053:Infection Control / Q000379:methods; D007362:Intensive Care Units; D010564:Personnel, Hospital / Q000592:standards*; D015397:Program Evaluation
chemical_list: D000438:Alcohols; D000891:Anti-Infective Agents, Local