Hand hygiene compliance of healthcare workers before and during the COVID-19 pandemic: A long-term follow-up study.

Background: Information about the long-term effects of hand hygiene (HH) interventions is needed. We aimed to investigate the change in HH compliance (HHC) of healthcare workers (HCWs) once a data-driven feedback intervention was stopped, and to assess if the COVID-19 pandemic influenced the HH behavior.

Methods: We conducted an observational, extension trial in a surgical department between January 2019-December 2020.

[Barthel Index for evaluation of function: a Danish consensus on its use].

The Barthel Index is widely used in the evaluation of function. In Denmark at least three versions are used without a consensus of their specific formulation. The term ''Modified Barthel Index'' is used for several versions.

[The significance of cataract surgery and balance function of the elderly].

Injuries and other consequences of falls are serious for the individual patient and costly for society. Reduced acuity of vision is common among elderly people, and falls are frequent. The relationship between instability and falls as well as the association between reduced vision and falls has been recognized, but it has not as yet been examined whether cataract surgery improves balance in elderly people and thereby promotes fall prevention.

Implementation of functional assessment scales in geriatric practice: a feasibility study.

Aim: A study was undertaken to evaluate the feasibility of functional assessment scales regarding completion rate and ability to document functional changes in geriatric rehabilitation patients.

Methods: Five functional assessment scales were implemented, and used on admission and discharge as part of standard care.

Results: Of 2,812 patients, 90 patients (3.