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| + | Pilot testing to assess acceptability is strongly recommended before final selection, aiming at fostering a system change and involving the users in the selection of the product they like most and therefore are most likely to use. Characteristics that can affect HCWs' acceptance of a hand hygiene product include dermal tolerance, skin reactions to the product, and its characteristics such as fragrance, consistency, and colour. | ||
| + | Structured, self-administered questionnaires may be useful tools to assess HCWs’acceptability of hand hygiene products. A standardized and validated survey to evaluate acceptability and tolerability among HCWs is available within the WHO Guidelines Implementation Toolkit (http://www.who.int/gpsc/en/). | ||
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| + | Such tools should be adapted to the local setting because of differences in socio-cultural backgrounds and user clinical practices. It is thus very important that these questionnaires are first piloted. | ||
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| + | ==FEM Contributors== | ||
| + | * Vladimir Prikazsky | ||
| + | * Gaetano Privitera | ||
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Latest revision as of 18:59, 23 March 2023
Pilot testing to assess acceptability is strongly recommended before final selection, aiming at fostering a system change and involving the users in the selection of the product they like most and therefore are most likely to use. Characteristics that can affect HCWs' acceptance of a hand hygiene product include dermal tolerance, skin reactions to the product, and its characteristics such as fragrance, consistency, and colour.
Structured, self-administered questionnaires may be useful tools to assess HCWs’acceptability of hand hygiene products. A standardized and validated survey to evaluate acceptability and tolerability among HCWs is available within the WHO Guidelines Implementation Toolkit (http://www.who.int/gpsc/en/).
Such tools should be adapted to the local setting because of differences in socio-cultural backgrounds and user clinical practices. It is thus very important that these questionnaires are first piloted.
FEM Contributors
- Vladimir Prikazsky
- Gaetano Privitera
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