title: Using Gamification Combined with Indoor Location to Improve Nurses' Hand Hygiene Compliance in an ICU Ward.
abstract: Healthcare acquired infections are among the biggest unsolved problems in healthcare, implying an increasing number of deaths, extra-days of hospital stay and hospital costs. Performing hand hygiene is a simple and inexpensive prevention measure, but healthcare workers compliance with it is still far from optimal. Recognized hurdles are lack of time, forgetfulness, wrong technique and lack of motivation. This study aims at exploring gamification to promote nurses' HH compliance self-awareness and action. Real-time data collected from an indoor location system will provide feedback information to a group of nurses working in an ICU ward. In this paper both the research's motivation and methods is presented, along with the first round of results and its discussion.
authors.affiliation: Global Health and Tropical Medicin, Instituto de Higiene e Medicina Tropical - Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal.
authors.forename: Luís Velez
authors.initials: LV
authors.lastname: Lapão
authors.affiliation: Global Health and Tropical Medicin, Instituto de Higiene e Medicina Tropical - Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal.
authors.forename: Rita
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Marques
authors.affiliation: Global Health and Tropical Medicin, Instituto de Higiene e Medicina Tropical - Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal.
authors.forename: João
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Gregório
authors.affiliation: Centro Hospitalar de Lisboa Ocidental - Hospital S. Francisco Xavier, Lisboa, Portugal.
authors.forename: Fernando
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Pinheiro
authors.affiliation: Centro Hospitalar de Lisboa Ocidental - Hospital S. Francisco Xavier, Lisboa, Portugal.
authors.forename: Pedro
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Póvoa
authors.affiliation: Instituto Superior Técnico - Universidade de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal.
authors.forename: Miguel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mira da Silva
mesh_terms: D003428:Cross Infection / Q000517:prevention & control*; D004506:Education, Nursing / Q000379:methods; D019983:Guideline Adherence; D063373:Hand Hygiene / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D007362:Intensive Care Units / Q000592:standards*; D009042:Motivation; D009726:Nurses / Q000523:psychology* / Q000592:standards*; D011174:Portugal; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D018910:Video Games / Q000523:psychology*