Keywords
Healthcare workers
Hand hygiene
Knowledge
Compliance
Submitted : 2024-07-13
Accepted : 2024-07-28
Published : 2024-08-12
Abstract
Objective: To evaluate the knowledge, compliance, and influencing factors of hand hygiene among psychiatric healthcare workers. Methods: 68 healthcare workers who worked in the Department of Psychiatry between September 2023 and May 2024 were selected to assess their knowledge of hand hygiene and compliance by questionnaire as well as to analyze their influencing factors. Results: Knowledge of hand hygiene among healthcare workers was less than 90%, and doctors’ knowledge was lower than that of nurses (P < 0.05). The healthcare workers’ compliance with hand hygiene was lower than 80%, and the adherence of doctors was lower than that of nurses (P < 0.05). Analysis of influencing factors reveals that skepticism about the effectiveness of rapid disinfectants/hand washing, skin irritation from disinfectants/cleaning agents, and busy work schedules with time constraints are the main factors affecting healthcare workers’ compliance with hand hygiene, with P < 0.05 compared with the same group. Conclusion: Psychiatric healthcare workers’ knowledge of hand hygiene as well as compliance with it is low, and there are various factors affecting it, so targeted training is required to strengthen their hand hygiene implementation.
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