Using patients' observations to evaluate healthcare workers' alcohol-based hand rub with Pulpe'friction audits: a promising approach?

Background: Hand hygiene plays an important role in the transmission of nosocomial infections from healthcare workers (HCW) to patients. Patients could play a key role in improving hand hygiene by sharing their experience of the HCW's practices. Already in 2019, the French national mission of transversal support for actions to prevent healthcare-associated infections proposed the national "Pulpe'friction" audit, to assess HCW's reported practices, social representations, and barriers to using alcohol-based hand rubs (ABHR).

Factors associated with better alcohol hand rub in 2020. Results from the French national audit "Pulpe'friction".

Background: The application of alcohol-based hand rub on hands (ABHR) can prevent the transmission of microorganisms. But, in some situations the practices remain perfectible.

Aim: The aim of this study was to assess the self-reported ABHR practices of healthcare workers (HCWs) and to identify the factors associated with better ABHR compliance.

Respiratory infection prevention: perceptions, barriers and facilitators after SARS-CoV-2.

Background: Respiratory hygiene, especially in context of COVID-19, is of upmost importance. Healthcare professionals (HCPs) play an important role in the prevention of infections. Their perceptions of the subject are needed to tailor effective communication and training on prevention.

Barriers and facilitators on hand hygiene and hydro-alcoholic solutions' use: representations of health professionals and prevention perspectives.

Background: Healthcare-associated infections pose a serious problem in terms of health and mortality. Their prevention is a necessity, and healthcare professionals are one of their main vectors. Thus, they must be at the centre of preventative strategies.