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- Title
SKIN TOLERANCE TO ALCOHOL-BASED PREPARATIONS: BASIS FOR IMPROVEMENT OF HAND HYGIENE PRACTICES.
- Authors
Machado Ezaias, Gabriela; Watanabe, Evandro; Megumi Naka Shimura, Camila; Tojeiro Giordani, Annecy; Megumi Sonobe, Helena; de Andrade, Denise
- Abstract
Objective: to evaluate the tolerance of the skin of nursing professionals to two alcohol-based preparations with the implementation of the protocol "Multimodal Strategy for improving HH". Method: cross-over, randomized and double-blind study with 42 nursing professionals from a public hospital of medium complexity. Results: the use of handrub did not have positive tolerance for the characteristic appearance, but aspects related to integrity and humidity stood out. I the case of to alcohol gel, here was positive tolerance for appearance and sensation. Higher tolerance was observed after using alcohol gel. For handrub, appearance was the only characteristic that did not show positive tolerance in the self-assessment. In the objective evaluations, there was a decrease of cases of dry and/or red skin and very dry skin with whitish appearance after the use of both alcohol-based preparations. Conclusion: singularities of professionals must be considered, with promotion of participatory decision-making in order to ensure the creation of a true atmosphere of institutional safety.
- Subjects
BACTERICIDES; CROSSOVER trials; DECISION making; INDUSTRIAL safety; NURSES; QUESTIONNAIRES; SURGICAL scrub; RANDOMIZED controlled trials; BLIND experiment; DATA analysis software; DESCRIPTIVE statistics
- Publication
Journal of Nursing UFPE / Revista de Enfermagem UFPE, 2016, Vol 10, Issue 8, p2923
- ISSN
1981-8963
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.5205/reuol.9373-82134-1-RV1008201618