Date of Award
4-24-2020
Document Type
Open Access Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Medical Science (MMSc)
First Advisor
Manisha Juthani, MD
Abstract
Hospital-acquired infections are common and represent the most frequent adverse event in healthcare delivery. Hand hygiene has been identified as the most effective intervention to prevent the spread of hospital-acquired infections. Although patients have been identified as vectors, the role of increased patient hand hygiene in the reduction of hospital-acquired infections has not been determined. We propose that the addition of a patient-centered hand hygiene intervention among hospitalized adult patients on general medicine floors will result in a 30% reduction in acquisition of hospital-acquired infections over the time period of 18-months in comparison to the standard of care focused on clinician hand hygiene only. We will complete a single-blinded cluster randomized control trial to evaluate the effect of a patient hand hygiene intervention on rates of hospital-acquired infections. The results of this trial could play a role in the development of new hospital initiatives focused on increasing patient hand hygiene.
Recommended Citation
Fiellin, Nina, "Hospital-Acquired Infection Outcomes Under a Patient-Centered Hand Hygiene Initiative" (2020). Yale School of Medicine Physician Associate Program Theses. 11.
https://elischolar.library.yale.edu/ysmpa_theses/11
This Article is Open Access