RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Patient Attitudes and Participation in Hand Co-Washing in an Outpatient Clinic Before and After a Prompt
JF The Annals of Family Medicine
JO Ann Fam Med
FD American Academy of Family Physicians
SP 155
OP 157
DO 10.1370/afm.2033
VO 15
IS 2
A1 Doyle, Gregory A.
A1 Xiang, Jun
A1 Zaman, Hina
A1 Neiman-Hart, Holli
A1 Maroon, Michael
A1 Arghami, Elham
A1 Durani, Hina
A1 Salana, Hari
A1 Komakula, Venugopal
A1 King, Dana E.
YR 2017
UL http://www.annfammed.org/content/15/2/155.abstract
AB 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.