The challenge of patient empowerment in hand hygiene promotion in health care facilities in Hong Kong

Vincent C.C. Cheng; Shuk Ching Wong; Ivan W.Y. Wong; Pui Hing Chau; Simon Y.C. So; Sally C.Y. Wong; Jonathan H.K. Chen; Wan Mui Lee; Josepha W.M. Tai; Chi Hung Chau; Wai Kei Lo; Kwok Yung Yuen

doi:10.1016/j.ajic.2016.12.007

The challenge of patient empowerment in hand hygiene promotion in health care facilities in Hong Kong

Vincent C.C. Cheng, Shuk Ching Wong, Ivan W.Y. Wong, Pui Hing Chau, Simon Y.C. So, Sally C.Y. Wong, Jonathan H.K. Chen, Wan Mui Lee, Josepha W.M. Tai, Chi Hung Chau, Wai Kei Lo, Kwok Yung Yuen

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Abstract

Patient empowerment programs in hand hygiene were implemented in 2 extended-care hospitals. Of the 223 patients approached by the infection control nurses, 167 patients (74.9%) participated in the program. A positive response from the health care workers was reported in 70 (93.3%) of 75 patients who reminded health care workers to clean hands as part of the empowerment program. A significant increase in volume of alcohol-based handrub consumption was observed during the intervention period compared with baseline.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	562-565
Number of pages	4
Journal	American Journal of Infection Control
Volume	45
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajic.2016.12.007
Publication status	Published - May 1 2017
Externally published	Yes

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© 2017 Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology, Inc.

ASJC Scopus Subject Areas

Epidemiology
Health Policy
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Infectious Diseases

Keywords

Alcohol consumption
Chinese
Compliance
Empowered patients

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Cheng, V. C. C., Wong, S. C., Wong, I. W. Y., Chau, P. H., So, S. Y. C., Wong, S. C. Y., Chen, J. H. K., Lee, W. M., Tai, J. W. M., Chau, C. H., Lo, W. K., & Yuen, K. Y. (2017). The challenge of patient empowerment in hand hygiene promotion in health care facilities in Hong Kong. American Journal of Infection Control, 45(5), 562-565. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajic.2016.12.007

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