Hand hygiene adherence and associated factors among nursing staff in long-term care facilities: A cross-sectional study
Eunkyo Kim, Eunhee Cho, Gwang Suk Kim, Kyung Hee Lee · 2026
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Eunkyo Kim, Eunhee Cho, Gwang Suk Kim, and Kyung Hee Lee present a 2026 study of hand hygiene among nursing staff in long term care homes. Clean hands are the cheapest infection defense, yet adherence in care homes is understudied compared with hospitals. Residents are frail and infections spread fast in shared living spaces.
The survey covered 128 staff, nurses and assistants, across 35 South Korean facilities. Adherence was computed from self reported practice against the World Health Organization's five moments. Staff averaged about 71 percent adherence, with wide variation. Perception of hand hygiene and the home's infrastructure, sinks, supplies, reminders, were scored alongside. The paper links adherence to those supports.
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| CREATOR | Eunkyo Kim, Eunhee Cho, Gwang Suk Kim, Kyung Hee Lee |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 25 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |