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Patient Attitudes and Participation in Hand Co-Washing in an Outpatient Clinic Before and After a Prompt

Gregory A. Doyle, Jun Xiang, Hina Zaman, Holli Neiman-Hart, Michael Maroon, Elham Arghami, Hina Durani, Hari Salana, Venugopal Komakula and Dana E. King
The Annals of Family Medicine March 2017, 15 (2) 155-157; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1370/afm.2033
Gregory A. Doyle
Department of Family Medicine, School of Medicine, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia
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Jun Xiang
Department of Family Medicine, School of Medicine, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia
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Hina Zaman
Department of Family Medicine, School of Medicine, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia
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Holli Neiman-Hart
Department of Family Medicine, School of Medicine, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia
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Michael Maroon
Department of Family Medicine, School of Medicine, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia
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Elham Arghami
Department of Family Medicine, School of Medicine, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia
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Hina Durani
Department of Family Medicine, School of Medicine, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia
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Hari Salana
Department of Family Medicine, School of Medicine, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia
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Venugopal Komakula
Department of Family Medicine, School of Medicine, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia
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Dana E. King
Department of Family Medicine, School of Medicine, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia
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Abstract

Despite recent national emphasis, outpatient hand washing can be less than optimal. We tested a new approach involving both patient and physician hand washing. The study consisted of 384 questionnaires, 184 from phase 1 and 200 from phase 2. Patients stated doctors washed their hands 96.6% before examining them pre-intervention and 99.5% of the time post-intervention. Patients endorsed the importance of hand washing 98.7% of the time. “Co-washing” may offer a process to increase the practice of hand washing and decrease infection risk.

  • hand washing
  • infection control
  • quality improvement
  • Received for publication July 27, 2016.
  • Revision received October 21, 2016.
  • Accepted for publication October 30, 2016.
  • © 2017 Annals of Family Medicine, Inc.
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Gregory A. Doyle, Jun Xiang, Hina Zaman, Holli Neiman-Hart, Michael Maroon, Elham Arghami, Hina Durani, Hari Salana, Venugopal Komakula, Dana E. King
The Annals of Family Medicine Mar 2017, 15 (2) 155-157; DOI: 10.1370/afm.2033

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The Annals of Family Medicine Mar 2017, 15 (2) 155-157; DOI: 10.1370/afm.2033
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