Acceptability of an alcohol-based handrub gel with superfatting agents among healthcare workers: a randomized crossover controlled study.
Antimicrob Resist Infect Control
; 11(1): 97, 2022 07 15.
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in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1951353
ABSTRACT
INTRODUCTION:
Healthcare workers often experience skin dryness and irritation from performing hand hygiene frequently. Low acceptability and tolerability of a formulation are barriers to hand hygiene compliance, though little research has been conducted on what specific types of formulation have higher acceptability than others.OBJECTIVE:
To compare the acceptability and tolerability of an ethanol-based handrub gel with superfatting agents to the isopropanol-based formulations (a rub and a gel formulation) currently used by healthcare workers at the University of Geneva Hospitals, Geneva, Switzerland.METHODS:
Forty-two participants were randomized to two sequences, testing the isopropanol-based formulation that they are using currently (Hopirub® or Hopigel®), and the ethanol-based formulation containing superfatting agents (Saniswiss Sanitizer Hands H1). Participants tested each of the formulations over 7-10 day work shifts, after which skin condition was assessed and feedback was collected.RESULTS:
H1 scored significantly better than the control formulations for skin dryness (P = 0.0209), and participants felt less discomfort in their hands when using that formulation (P = 0.0448). H1 caused less skin dryness than Hopirub®/Hopigel® (P = 0.0210). Though overall preference was quite polarized, 21 participants preferred H1 intervention formulation and 17 preferred the Hopirub®/Hopigel® formulation that they normally used in their care activities.CONCLUSION:
We observed a difference in acceptability and strongly polarized preferences among the participants' reactions to the formulations tested. These results indicate that giving healthcare workers a choice between different high-quality products is important to ensure maximum acceptability.Keywords
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Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Hand Disinfection
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Hand Hygiene
Type of study:
Experimental Studies
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Prognostic study
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Randomized controlled trials
Limits:
Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Antimicrob Resist Infect Control
Year:
2022
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
S13756-022-01129-4
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