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Role of quality control circle in sustained improvement of hand hygiene compliance: an observational study in a stomatology hospital in Shandong, China
Peng Chen, Ting Yuan, Qinfeng Sun, Lili Jiang, Hongmin Jiang, Zhenkun Zhu, Zexin Tao, Haiyan Wang, Aiqiang Xu
Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control, Vol 5, Iss 1, Pp 1-6 (2016)
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| Title | Role of quality control circle in sustained improvement of hand hygiene compliance: an observational study in a stomatology hospital in Shandong, China |
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| Authors | Peng Chen, Ting Yuan, Qinfeng Sun, Lili Jiang, Hongmin Jiang, Zhenkun Zhu, Zexin Tao, Haiyan Wang, Aiqiang Xu |
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2016
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Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control, Vol 5, Iss 1, Pp 1-6 (2016)
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| Description |
Abstract Background Hand hygiene is an important element of the WHO multimodal strategy for healthcare-associated infection control, whereas compliance of hand hygiene among healthcare workers (HCWs) remains a challenge to sustain. In order to increase the hand hygiene compliance of HCWs, a quality control circle (QCC) program was carried out in our hospital, and the plan-do-check-act (PDCA) method was applied for 12 months. Findings Hand hygiene compliance rates improved over time, with significant improvement between preintervention (60.1%) and postintervention (97.2%) periods (P
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article
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| Language |
English
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| Publisher Information |
BMC, 2016.
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