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dc.contributor.authorVan De Mortel, Thea F
dc.contributor.authorKermode, Stephen
dc.contributor.authorProgano, Tomaso
dc.contributor.authorSansoni, Julita
dc.date.accessioned2017-05-03T16:16:34Z
dc.date.available2017-05-03T16:16:34Z
dc.date.issued2012
dc.date.modified2014-04-22T05:30:51Z
dc.identifier.issn0309-2402
dc.identifier.doi10.1111/j.1365-2648.2011.05758.x
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/58769
dc.description.abstractAim. This paper reports a study examining the hand hygiene knowledge, beliefs and practices of Italian nursing and medical students with the aim of informing undergraduate curricula. Background. In comparison with registered nurses, physician status is a risk factor for non-compliance with hand hygiene guidelines. Little research has been conducted to determine if differences between the professions in relation to hand hygiene are apparent at the undergraduate level. Cross-disciplinary studies that may provide an insight into this topic are lacking. Methods. A questionnaire was administered to a convenience sample of 117 nursing and 119 medical students in a large university in Rome, Italy, to determine their hand hygiene knowledge, beliefs and practices. The data were collected in 2007-2008. Results. Nursing students' hand hygiene knowledge (F = 9簳(1,230); P = 0簰3), percentage compliance (Z = 6籹7; P < 0簰1) and self-reported hand hygiene practices (F = 34絴(1,230); P < 0簰1) were significantly higher than that of medical students. There were no statistically significant differences between hand hygiene beliefs. Mean scores on the knowledge questions were low for both groups, reflecting primarily a knowledge deficit in relation to the use of alcohol-based hand rubs to decontaminate hands in the healthcare setting. Conclusion. Statistically significant disciplinary differences in hand hygiene knowledge and self-reported practices were apparent among undergraduate Italian healthcare students. Further research is needed to determine the causative factors. The overall low scores on the knowledge items indicate that these students require further education on hand hygiene, particularly in relation to the use of alcohol-based hand rubs.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.description.publicationstatusYes
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dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherElsevier
dc.publisher.placeUnited States
dc.relation.ispartofstudentpublicationN
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom75
dc.relation.ispartofpageto77
dc.relation.ispartofissue1
dc.relation.ispartofjournalAmerican Journal of Infection Control
dc.relation.ispartofvolume38
dc.rights.retentionY
dc.subject.fieldofresearchNursing
dc.subject.fieldofresearchNursing not elsewhere classified
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode4205
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode420599
dc.titleA comparison of the hand hygiene knowledge, beliefs and practices of Greek nursing and medical students
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dc.type.codeC - Journal Articles
gro.rights.copyright© 2010 The Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology Inc. This is the author-manuscript version of this paper. Reproduced in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher. Please refer to the journal's website for access to the definitive, published version.
gro.date.issued2010
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gro.griffith.authorvan de Mortel, Thea F.


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