Effect of multi-mode combination intervention on improvement of hand hygiene compliance among family members of patients in intensive care units

Objective: We aimed to explore the effect of multi-mode combination intervention on improvement of hand hygiene compliance (HHC) among family members of patients in the intensive care unit (ICU). Methods: A total of 101 family members of ICU patients in our hospital were selected as subjects for retrospective analysis. These family members were divided into Group A (GA) (n=50) receiving routine intervention and Group B (GB) (n=51) receiving multi-mode combination intervention, so as to compare the two groups in mastery degree of hand hygiene (HH) knowledge, HHC, satisfaction degree, hand washing (HW) methods and nosocomial infection rate (NIR) before and after intervention. Results: The scores for basic knowledge of HH, HH indications, hand disinfection indications and proper HW steps in GB were higher than those in GA after intervention (P < 0.05). In GB, the HHC before and after touching patients and after exposure to the environment of patient, the total satisfaction degree, and the number of family members using quick-dry hand disinfectant were higher than those of GA (P < 0.05). The nosocomial infection rate of GB was lower than that of GA (P < 0.05). Conclusion: Intervention with multi-mode combination hand hygiene can prevent nosocomial infection effectively.