Numerous studies demonstrate that the Hawthorne effect (behaviour change caused by
awareness of being observed) increases health workers' hand hygiene adherence but it is …

Monitoring hand hygiene compliance among health care personnel (HCP) is an essential
element of hand hygiene promotion programs. Observation by trained auditors is considered …

Background: Hand hygiene is one of the most effective ways of preventing health care–
associated infections and reducing their transmission. Owing to recent advances in sensing …

Background Soap has been used for washing the hands and body since its cleansing
properties were recognized by ancient Egyptian and Greek civilizations, and handwashing …

Although substantial improvements in hand hygiene practices have occurred in recent
years, many health care facilities continue to encounter challenges in achieving and …

Objective: Hand hygiene adherence has been associated with reductions in nosocomial
infection. We assessed the effect of improvements in electronically measured hand hygiene …

The current COVID-19 pandemic has heightened the focus on infection prevention in
hospitals. We evaluated hand hygiene compliance with alcohol-based hand rub via …

The rising implementation of radio-frequency identification (RFID) technology, specifically in
the healthcare sector, demonstrates RFID technology as a favorable asset to healthcare …

Highlights•Electronic hand hygiene monitoring systems (EHMS) are challenging to
implement.•Implementing an EHMS may disrupt physical infrastructure and clinician …

Background Healthcare workers perform hand hygiene much more frequently than workers
in other fields. As a result, healthcare workers have a higher exposure to topical antiseptic …