• Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol · Feb 2012

    Infection prevention promotion program based on the PRECEDE model: improving hand hygiene behaviors among healthcare personnel.

    • Hanan Aboumatar, Polly Ristaino, Richard O Davis, Carol B Thompson, Lisa Maragakis, Sara Cosgrove, Beryl Rosenstein, and Trish M Perl.
    • Center for Innovation in Quality Patient Care, Johns Hopkins Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA. habouma1@jhmi.edu
    • Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2012 Feb 1;33(2):144-51.

    BackgroundHealthcare-associated infections (HAIs) result in significant morbidity and mortality. Hand hygiene remains a cornerstone intervention for preventing HAIs. Unfortunately, adherence to hand hygiene guidelines among healthcare personnel is poor.ObjectiveTo assess short- and long-term effects of an infection prevention promotion program on healthcare personnel hand hygiene behaviors.DesignTime series design.SettingOur study was conducted at a tertiary care academic center.ParticipantsHospital healthcare personnel.MethodsWe developed a multimodal program that included a multimedia communications campaign, education, leadership engagement, environment modification, team performance measurement, and feedback. Healthcare personnel hand hygiene practices were measured via direct observations over a 3-year period by "undercover" observers.ResultsOverall hand hygiene compliance increased by 2-fold after full program implementation (P < .001), and this increase was sustained over a 20-month follow-up period (P < .001). The odds for compliance with hand hygiene increased by 3.8-fold in the 6 months after full program implementation (95% confidence interval, 3.53-4.23; P < .001), and this increase was sustained. There was even a modest increase at 20 months of follow up. Hand hygiene compliance increased among all disciplines and hospital units. Hand hygiene compliance increased from 35% in the first 6 months after program initiation to 77% in the last 6 months of the study period among nursing providers (P < .001), from 38% to 62% among medical providers (P < .001), and from 27% to 75% among environmental services staff (P < .001).ConclusionsImplementation of the infection prevention promotion program was associated with a significant and sustained increase in hand hygiene practices among healthcare personnel of various disciplines.

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