title: Sustained increase in resident meal time hand hygiene through an interdisciplinary intervention engaging long-term care facility residents and staff.
abstract: Hand hygiene by patients may prevent acquisition and dissemination of health care-associated pathogens, but limited efforts have been made to engage patients in hand hygiene interventions. In a long-term care facility, we found that residents were aware of the importance of hand hygiene, but barriers, such as inaccessible products or difficult to use products, limited compliance. A dramatic and sustained improvement in meal time hand hygiene was achieved through engagement of staff and residents.
authors: Infection Prevention and Control Department, Louis Stokes Cleveland Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Cleveland, OH.
authors: Marguerite
authors: M
authors: O'Donnell
authors: Community Living Center, Louis Stokes Cleveland Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Cleveland, OH.
authors: Tony
authors: T
authors: Harris
authors: Community Living Center, Louis Stokes Cleveland Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Cleveland, OH.
authors: Terancita
authors: T
authors: Horn
authors: Community Living Center, Louis Stokes Cleveland Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Cleveland, OH.
authors: Blondelle
authors: B
authors: Midamba
authors: Community Living Center, Louis Stokes Cleveland Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Cleveland, OH.
authors: Vickie
authors: V
authors: Primes
authors: Community Living Center, Louis Stokes Cleveland Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Cleveland, OH.
authors: Nancy
authors: N
authors: Sullivan
authors: Community Living Center, Louis Stokes Cleveland Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Cleveland, OH.
authors: Rosalyn
authors: R
authors: Shuler
authors: Infection Prevention and Control Department, Louis Stokes Cleveland Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Cleveland, OH.
authors: Trina F
authors: TF
authors: Zabarsky
authors: Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH.
authors: Abhishek
authors: A
authors: Deshpande
authors: Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH.
authors: Venkata C K
authors: VC
authors: Sunkesula
authors: Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH.
authors: Sirisha
authors: S
authors: Kundrapu
authors: Infection Prevention and Control Department, Louis Stokes Cleveland Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Cleveland, OH; Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH; Geriatric Research Education and Clinical Center, Cleveland Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Cleveland, OH. Electronic address: curtisd123@yahoo.com.
authors: Curtis J
authors: CJ
authors: Donskey
mesh_terms: D019983:Guideline Adherence; D017408:Guidelines as Topic; D006235:Hand Disinfection / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D017053:Infection Control / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards; D033183:Interdisciplinary Communication; D008134:Long-Term Care; D062407:Meals; D058996:Quality Improvement; D014481:United States; D014493:United States Department of Veterans Affairs
keywords: Engaging; Hand hygiene; Long-term care residents