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Design and validation of an anatomically based assessment scale for handwashing with alcohol-based hand rub

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 June 2018

Daniel Aiham Ghazali Open the ORCID record for Daniel Aiham Ghazali [Opens in a new window] ,
Julie Thomas ,
Elsa Deilhes ,
Catherine Laland ,
Sarah Thévenot ,
Jean Pierre Richer  and
Denis Oriot
Daniel Aiham Ghazali*
Affiliation:
Simulation Center, University of Paris-Diderot, Paris, France Emergency Department and EMS, University Hospital of Bichat, Paris, France
Julie Thomas
Affiliation:
Pediatric Department, University Hospital of Poitiers, France
Elsa Deilhes
Affiliation:
Pediatric Department, Hospital of Niort, France
Catherine Laland
Affiliation:
Hygiene Department, University Hospital of Poitiers, France
Sarah Thévenot
Affiliation:
Hygiene Department, University Hospital of Poitiers, France
Jean Pierre Richer
Affiliation:
Anatomy and Simulation Laboratory, University of Poitiers, France
Denis Oriot
Affiliation:
Anatomy and Simulation Laboratory, University of Poitiers, France Pediatric Emergency Department, University Hospital of Poitiers, France
*
Author for correspondence: Dr Daniel Aiham Ghazali, MD, PhD, Emergency Department and EMS, University Hospital of Bichat, 46, rue Henri Huchard, 75018 Paris, France. E-mail: aiham@hotmail.com
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Abstract

An anatomically based assessment scale of handwashing quality with alcohol-based hand rub was designed. Contents of the scale divided each hand into 40 zones. Psychometric measurements were studied in 30 participants (120 hand sides). The scale was both valid (Cronbach α: 0·83 dorsal side and 0·73 palmar side) and reproducible (linear regression R2, 0·91; intraclass correlation coefficient, 0·99).

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Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 39 , Issue 8 , August 2018 , pp. 1000 - 1002
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© 2018 by The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America. All rights reserved. 

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