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1. Evaluation Table
Use this document to complete the evaluation table requirement
of the Module 4 Assessment, Evidence-Based Project, Part 4A:
Critical Appraisal of Research
Full APA formatted citation of
selected article.
Article #1 Article #2 Article #3 Article #4
McCalla S, Reilly M,
Thomas R, McSpedon-
Rai D, McMahon LA,
Palumbo M. An
automated hand hygiene
compliance system is
associated with
decreased rates of
healthcare-associated
infections. Am J Infect
Control. 2018
Dec;46(12):1381-1386.
doi:
10.1016/j.ajic.2018.05.0
17. Epub 2018 Jul 6.
PMID: 30509358.
Wałaszek, M., Kołpa, M.,
Wolak, Z., Różańska, A.,
& Wójkowska-Mach, J.
(2018). Patient as a Partner
in Healthcare-Associated
2. Infection Prevention.
International Journal of
Environmental Research
and Public Health, 15(4),
624. MDPI AG. Retrieved
from
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ij
erph15040624
Hong, T. S., Bush,
E. C., Hauenstein,
M. F., Lafontant,
A., Li, C.,
Wanderer, J. P., &
Ehrenfeld, J. M.
(2015). A hand
hygiene compliance
check system: brief
communication on a
system to improve
hand hygiene
compliance in
hospitals and reduce
infection. Journal of
medical
systems, 39(6), 69.
Jenner EA, Watson
PW, Miller L, Jones
F, & Scott GM.
(2002). Explaining
hand hygiene practice:
an extended
application of the
Theory of Planned
Behaviour.
4. This article is a level II This article is a level IV This article is
a level I This article is a level
V
Conceptual Framework
Describe the theoretical basis for
the study (If there is not one
mentioned in the article, say that
here).**
The aim of this
nonrandomized, pre–
post intervention
analysis was to see
whether introducing an
automated HHCS across
the hospital was linked
to a lower incidence of
HAIs.
Hand hygiene (HH)
activities may help
prevent health-care-
associated infections
(HAIs). Hand hygiene
enforcement systems
(HHCSs) have been seen
to properly evaluate HH
enforcement, there is
little proof on their
success in preventing
HAI rates.
The study's aim was to
learn about Polish patients'
5. and healthcare workers'
awareness and attitudes
about hand hygiene.
Partnership between
HCWs and patients is one
of the goals of HAI
prophylaxis, as is
cultivating successful hand
hygiene practices in
patients, which can be a
significant link in
achieving this purpose.
The experiment is based
on a prototype
framework that includes
enforcement rate
monitoring, real-time
sanitization notifications,
and a data repository for
future research.
The Health Belief
Model, the Theory of
Reasoned Action , and
the Theory of Planned
Behavior (TPB) are
among the theoretical
models built to
describe the influence
of beliefs on
individuals' behavior.
The importance of
using the TPB as a
foundation for
7. The number and characteristics of
patients, attrition rate, etc.
There were 14,297 and
36,890 patients in the
pre-intervention and
intervention years,
accordingly. This was
observed in two hospital
units. The research
included all patients who
were in units that used
the integrated HHCS
system. The automated
HHCS was needed for
all unit caregivers who
had direct patient
interaction. Nurses,
respiratory therapists,
care assistants, doctors,
dietary aides,
transporters, registrars,
physical therapists,
housekeeping workers,
and technicians were
among those who were
involved (radiology and
cardiology).
The survey study
comprised 459 respondents
who replied to the survey:
173 (37.6%) patients and
286 (62.3%)
A random sample of
8. patients and staff was
taken from the hospital's
electronic database. Two
samples of 300 subjects
each were taken from the
group of 629 patients and
846 HCWs.A standardized
table of random numbers is
used in the drawing. Every
patient and HCW had an
equal opportunity of being
selected. In the case of a
patient, the return sample
population was 58 percent
(173 questionnaires) and
95 percent in the case of
HCWs (286
questionnaires). 127 (42%)
of the patients did not
answer the questions.
Using a new
technological system A
doorway sensor is used
to keep track of who
enters the room A
BFlatback U-Ring, a
system developed to
house small IR beam
detectors, was installed
in the hospital's installed
hand sanitizing
stations.These are used
to see whether the hand
sanitizer was used
because the beam under
9. the nozzle was
penetrated by a
hand.The sensors are
connected to an Arduino
software, which.
transmits the data to the
hospital's wireless
network allowing the
data to be collected in
one convenient system
for review.
A total of 304
questionnaires were
given to the infection
control nurse and
ward manager who
agreed to distribute
them to workers who
were working in the
hospital
34% of the 101
questionnaires were
delivered to the
internal infection
control desk; there
were 76 registered
nurses, therapists, and
doctors who
participated in the
sample (in addition to
the other participants)
(3 percent ). Four
participants left the
11. The diagnostic survey
approach was used to
conduct an observational
and descriptive analysis in
the Stukasz multi-profile
provincial hospital, which
has 713 beds and 22
departments (nine surgical,
12 non-surgical wards, and
one intensive care unit).
Structured interviews were
performed using a
specially designed survey
questionnaire
(Supplementary
Materials).
Scenario 1: The
customer can sanitize,
activating the dispenser's
infrared sensor, and then
walk through the door in
less than two seconds,
activating the door's
ultrasonic sensor. This is
a good scenario.
Scenario 2: After going
into the ultrasonic beam,
the person uses the hand
sanitizer in the patient's
room for two seconds.
Compliance is important
as well. If the hand
sanitizer doesn't work,
13. assessed at two different
times: when entering and
leaving patient areas.
Each caregiver's
computer registered
hand hygiene (HH)
occasions and instances,
and data was created and
saved on cloud
computing-based
databases. Routine
hospital infection
monitoring obtained data
on the number of
CAUTIs and CLABSIs.
questions that were asked
include:
List all “5 moments for
hand hygiene.” Which are:
(1) before touching a
patient; (2) before
clean/aseptic procedure;
(3) after body fluids
exposure risk; (4) after
touching a patient; and (5)
after touching patient
surroundings.
Being at the hospital, were
you aware that the medical
staff were performing HH
in the course of the
activities associated with
medical procedures?
14. Did you observe that
HCWs performed HH
before drawing your blood
for testing?
When you were in primary
and secondary school,
were there towels and soap
in the school bathrooms?
holding room.40
compliant and non-
noncompliant testing
were done in a single
patient room ahead of
time.
questions that were
asked include:
‘Washing my hands
before and after every
patient contact is …’
(1 =‘not important’,
7 =‘very important’).
‘I feel under social
pressure from other
health care workers to
wash my hands’
(1 = ‘strongly
disagree’, 7 = strongly
agree’)
‘If I wanted to, I could
easily wash my hands
16. During the engagement
phase, the automated
HHCS reported the total
number of HH
opportunities per month.
The number of HH
opportunities increased
from 60,167 in March
2015, when the
automated HHCS was
only in use in the ICU
and ICU stepdown unit,
and 779,824 in July
2016, when the system
was completely
introduced in the
hospital.
The incidence of
192 (66.8%) of the 286
HCWs surveyed knew at
least one of the "5
moments for HH," but 94
(33%) had no idea what
they were. Medical
professionals with less
than six years of
experience and those with
more than twenty years of
experience were more
likely to correctly mention
the "5 moments for HH."
The patients said that the
17. staff disinfected their
hands "always" and
"sometimes" in about 40%
of the cases, but that it
occurred "rarely" in about
20% of the cases before
direct physical contact or
physical examination.
Majority of respondents
The method was
accurate in detecting
97.5% of the test
samples and 100% of the
non-compliant samples,
the total accuracy was
98.75%
The TPB predictors
successfully
developed a model
explaining intention to
practice hand hygiene,
correctly classifying
70% of cases.
Personal
accountability
contributed another
2% to the right
classification, and
obstacles contributed
another 7%.
Classification
accuracy rates were
71% for 'medium'
19. in hand hygiene
behavior purpose. As
a result, the model's
total predictive
validity was high.
Findings and Recommendations
General findings and
recommendations of the research
During the 32-month
HHCS intervention, the
relative risk of CAUTIs
was reduced by nearly
45 percent. During the
HHCS intervention,
researchers saw a nearly
55 percent reduction in
the relative risk of
CLABSIs.
There are limitations to
treating patients to
participate in hand
hygiene, and health care
workers failure to follow
the "5 moments for hand
hygiene" greatly decreases
patient safety.
Recommendations for this
study include: Education
about hand hygiene should
begin at a young age for
21. What is the feasibility of use in
your practice?
This study was intended
to decrease the incidence
of CAUTI and CLABSI
and it did just that. The
strengths of this study is
that it utilized
preintervention and
intervention periods The
lack of randomization in
this study's
quasiexperimental nature
is a disadvantage. The
risks associated with this
study is the invasion of
privacy of healthcare
workers and patients.
This study is feasible to
my practice because
in the current research,
where the use of the
HHCS was expanded to
all hospital units and the
follow-up period for
evaluating HAI rates
was increased,
substantial reductions in
the rate of CAUTIs and
CLABSIs were observed
This research practice was
intended to determine if
the partnership with
patients and healthcare
22. workers was feasible in
accomplishing HAI.
The strengths in this study
is that they engage patients
of different cultures,
gender, and economical
status, and participate in a
worldwide struggle in
healthcare. Limitations are
that not all patients and
HCWs were supportive in
achieving the same goal
and will fail to answer the
questionnaires. also that
this study has only been
conducted in Poland. I do
not think there are any
risks in the implementation
of this study. This study
would be feasible in my
practice because it would
make patients aware of
their importance in hand
hygiene in regards to
This experiment was
designed to promote the
use of this Alarm
system. The Strengths of
this experiment is that
Variables are under
better control. It's easier
to make a comment
about cause and effect.
Limitations ate the
experiment was
23. conducted in one
hospital setting. The
risks of this system is if
it crashes and the data is
not transmitted to the
hospitals database
causing failure to receive
results of compliance.
This experiment would
be feasible in the use of
my practice because it
would allow for better
recording the
compliance of hand
hygiene.
This study was
designed to illustrate
how the attitudes of
people were found to
be a major predictor
of hand hygiene
intention. The
strengths of this study
is that Multiple
outcomes by the series
of questions were
addressed. The
limitations were that
with this study you
weren't able to
actually see if the
attitudes impacted
hand hygiene it was
solely based on
answers. I do not see
26. Nonexperimental, systematic review of RCTs, quasi-
experimental with/without meta-analysis, qualitative,
qualitative systematic review with/without meta-synthesis
● Level IV
Respected authorities’ opinions, nationally recognized expert
committee/consensus panel reports based on scientific evidence
● Level V
Literature reviews, quality improvement, program evaluation,
financial evaluation, case reports, nationally recognized
expert(s) opinion based on experiential evidence
**Note on Conceptual Framework
● The following information is from Walden academic guides
which helps explain conceptual frameworks and the reasons
they are used in research. Here is the link
https://academicguides.waldenu.edu/library/conceptualframewor
k
● Researchers create theoretical and conceptual frameworks that
include a philosophical and methodological model to help
design their work. A formal theory provides context
for the outcome of the events conducted in the research. The
data collection and analysis are also based on the theoretical
and conceptual framework.
● As stated by Grant and Osanloo (2014), “Without a
theoretical framework, the structure and vision for a study is
unclear, much like a house that cannot be constructed
without a blueprint. By contrast, a research plan that contains a
theoretical framework allows the dissertation study to be strong
and structured with an organized flow from