J Nurs Manag. 2021 Mar 27. doi: 10.1111/jonm.13316. Online ahead of print.
ABSTRACT
AIM: To determine the effectiveness of information technology interventions on hand hygiene compliance among healthcare professionals.
BACKGROUND: Performing hand hygiene is the optimal approach to prevent the transmission of healthcare-associated infections. However, results regarding the effectiveness of information technology interventions on hand hygiene compliance were inconsistent to date.
EVALUATION: A search for studies published up to May 2020 was undertaken. A meta-analysis was conducted using RevMan 5.3 software.
KEY ISSUES: The most commonly used information technology systems were: automated training, electronic counting devices and remote monitoring, real-time hand hygiene reminders and feedback, and automated monitoring. These four types of technology systems can significantly improve hand hygiene compliance among healthcare professionals (odds ratio = 3.06, p < .001).
CONCLUSION: The four types of information technology can be effectively used to change the hand hygiene behavior. Because the information systems can monitor personnel and conduct statistical analyses automatically, they save labor costs of human monitors, are more time efficient, and eliminate accompanying human error.
IMPLICATIONS FOR NURSING MANAGEMENT: The use of the four types of information technology is convenient and could reduce healthcare-associated infections; thus, they could be widely used in the future as the key to increase hand hygiene compliance rate.
PMID:33772923 | DOI:10.1111/jonm.13316
