Analysis of hand hygiene belief and practices of health care providers using the hand hygiene belief scale and the hand hygiene practices inventory

Authors : Secil DENİZ

Pages : 335-345

Doi:10.5798/dicletip.1360663

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Publication Date : 2023-09-15

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :Objectives: Hand hygiene is vital importance to health-care-associated infections; however, hand hygiene compliance has not been still at acceptable levels. Behavior and psychological frameworks-based interventions is required to enhance compliance. In this context, the current study aimed to evaluate self-reported hand hygiene belief and practices of health care providers insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(HCPs); rather than observational data to increase hand hygiene compliance. Methods: This study included 468 HCPs working at a university hospital and responded the Hand Hygiene Belief Scale insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(HBS); and the Hand Hygiene Practices Inventory insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(HHPI);. The responses were scored and given the variables affecting the hand hygiene belief and practices of HCPs, the data were processed by SPSS insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(Statistical Package for the Social Sciences); IBM 22.0 computer program. Results: Three hundred sixty-five women, 45 physicians and 271 nurses; insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(median age 37 years; IQR; 28.0-44.0); were included the study. The median HBS and HHPI scores were 87.00 insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(IQR 80.0-95.0); and 69.00 insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(IQR 66.0-70.0);, respectively. A significant positive low correlation between the scores was detected insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(r = 0.369, P < 0.001);. The physicians had significantly higher HBS scores, and those working in the ICUs had higher HBS scores. Conclusion: In this study, although scored self-reported hand hygiene belief and practices of health-care providers were acceptable limits; there was a low correlation between the scores, which suggests that there are inconsistencies between behaviours and targeted attitudes. Adaptation to hand hygiene is a challenging and complicated process; to increase compliance further evaluation of individual factors should be meticulously considered.
Keywords : Hand hygiene, compliance, beliefs, behaviours, self report