The study evaluated the effectiveness of a hand hygiene monitoring program over a year-long period in two hospital care units. The hand hygiene monitoring program consisted of education, visible monitors, immediate feedback, and real-time data dissemination to leadership. The two intervention wards showed statistically significant increases in compliance from 49% to an average of 90% and from 60% to an average of 96%. Compliance rates were significantly higher in intervention wards compared to control wards. Continuous monitoring and immediate feedback are crucial to the success of hand hygiene programs.
Hospital hand hygiene compliance improves with increased monitoring and immediate feedback.
Combining training with immediate feedback drastically increases hand hygiene compliance.