Effect of aloe-vera impregnated gloves on hand hygiene attitudes of health care workers.
Following standard precautions and hand hygiene guidelines is important to health care workers and the patients they serve. The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of aloe-vera impregnated gloves on attitudes about hand hygiene among many health care workers and perceived sense of skin condition.
Korniewicz
Denise M
DM
University of Miami, School of Nursing & Health Studies, Coral Gables, FL, USA.
El Masri
Maher
M
D000504:Aloe; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D002170:Canada; D002755:Choice Behavior; D020099:Coated Materials, Biocompatible; D009783:Dermatitis, Occupational / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D005260:Female; D017575:Gloves, Protective / Q000592:standards*; D019983:Guideline Adherence / Q000592:standards; D006235:Hand Disinfection / Q000592:standards; D006801:Humans; D017053:Infection Control / Q000379:methods; D008297:Male; D015403:Nursing Evaluation Research; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000523:psychology*; D010564:Personnel, Hospital / Q000523:psychology; D008517:Phytotherapy / Q000379:methods / Q000523:psychology; D010865:Pilot Projects; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D017592:Skin Care / Q000379:methods / Q000523:psychology; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014481:United States
D020099:Coated Materials, Biocompatible