Students of Physiotherapy and Hand Hygiene
Keywords:
physiotherapy, prevention of healthcare- associated infections, hand disinfection, hand washingAbstract
Physiotherapists as the healthcare professionals play an important part in preventing infections associated with health care. Compliance with guidelines for the implementation of hand hygiene is largely dependent on the beliefs, knowledge and attitudes of healthcare workers. The aim of the study was to determine the beliefs and knowledge of physiotherapy students about hand hygiene. The questionnaire was used to determine our results and the respondents were 148 students of physiotherapy. The results showed that the majority of respondents had positive beliefs about hand hygiene. The situations when hand hygiene may be omitted (e.g. having too much work, the lack of adequate soap, a dirty sink) were estimated by the respondents diversely. They demonstrated the lack of knowledge in disinfection of hands and hand washing. The major differences between the years of study were not observed. The results further indicate the need for an in-depth and systematic education about hand hygiene throughout the study programme, with special emphasis on the use of active forms of learning (simulations, case studies, active clinical training).
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