Effect of a multimodal training program and traditional lecture method on nurses' hand hygiene knowledge, belief, and practice: A brief report

Tahereh Najafi Ghezeljeh; Zahra Abbasnejad; Forough Rafii; Hamid Haghani

doi:10.1016/j.ajic.2015.03.018

Effect of a multimodal training program and traditional lecture method on nurses' hand hygiene knowledge, belief, and practice: A brief report

Am J Infect Control. 2015 Jul 1;43(7):762-4. doi: 10.1016/j.ajic.2015.03.018. Epub 2015 May 18.

Authors

Tahereh Najafi Ghezeljeh¹, Zahra Abbasnejad², Forough Rafii³, Hamid Haghani⁴

Affiliations

¹ School of Nursing and Midwifery, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. Electronic address: najafi.t@iums.ac.ir.
² School of Nursing and Midwifery, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
³ Center for Nursing Care Research, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
⁴ Statistic and Mathematics Department, School of Health, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.

PMID: 25997879
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2015.03.018

Abstract

This study compared the effect of a multimodal training program and lecturing method on nurses' hand hygiene knowledge, belief, and practice. Two weeks and 3 months after the study, nurses' in both groups received significantly higher scores compared with the control group. Compared with the lecturing method, the multimodal training program is more effective in improving nurses' hand hygiene knowledge, belief, and practice 3 months after the study.

Keywords: Hand hygiene; Lecture teaching method; Multimodal training; Nosocomial infections.

Publication types

Comparative Study
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Adult
Attitude of Health Personnel*
Education / methods*
Education, Medical / methods*
Female
Hand Hygiene*
Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice*
Humans
Male
Nurses*
Professional Competence*