Acceptability and tolerability of liquid versus gel and standard versus virucidal alcohol-based hand rub formulations among dental students

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dc.contributor.authorStauffer, Fritz
dc.contributor.authorGriess, Marion
dc.contributor.authorPleininger, Gabriele
dc.contributor.authorZhumadilova, Anara
dc.contributor.authorAssadian, Ojan
dc.creatorFritz, Stauffer
dc.date.accessioned2017-12-22T04:14:29Z
dc.date.available2017-12-22T04:14:29Z
dc.date.issued2013-11-01
dc.description.abstractBackgroundHand hygiene is effective to prevent the transmission of microorganisms in health care settings, but compliance remains low, even when easy access to hand cleaning agents is provided. ObjectiveFormulation of alcohol-based hand rub (ABHRs) may influence staff compliance to hand hygiene. The aim of this prospective longitudinal study (1 week) was to investigate possible differences of 4 different gel or liquid ABHR formulations, with or without virucidal claim among dental students. MethodsParticipants were randomly assigned to dental treatment cubicles, equipped with either a gel or a liquid based ABHRs, with our without a virucidal claim. Participants assessed the subjective acceptability and the tolerability of test formulations on their hands over a period of 1 week using the 14 item, 7-point Lickert scale World Health Organization questionnaire. ResultsAll tested ABHRs passed the subjective acceptability criteria of ≥50% above 4 for the items “color and fragrance” and for all other items of >75% above 4 and may be regarded as “good.” Significant differences were observed between the 2 gels but not between the 2 liquid ABHRs. For subjective skin tolerability, no significant difference was observed between the liquid formulations after 1 consecutive week of application. However, the difference between the 2 gels was highly significant. ConclusionVirucidal ABHR formulations may be better accepted and tolerated over prolonged periods by dental students than anticipated. The user acceptability of ABHRs depend more on the specific product's formula than its general category.en_US
dc.identifierDOI:10.1016/j.ajic.2013.05.004
dc.identifier.citationFritz Stauffer, Marion Griess, Gabriele Pleininger, Anara Zhumadilova, Ojan Assadian, Acceptability and tolerability of liquid versus gel and standard versus virucidal alcohol-based hand rub formulations among dental students, In American Journal of Infection Control, Volume 41, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 1007-1011en_US
dc.identifier.issn01966553
dc.identifier.urihttps://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0196655313008584
dc.identifier.urihttp://nur.nu.edu.kz/handle/123456789/3024
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherAmerican Journal of Infection Controlen_US
dc.relation.ispartofAmerican Journal of Infection Control
dc.rights.licenseCopyright © 2013 Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology, Inc. Published by Mosby, Inc. All rights reserved.
dc.subjectHand hygieneen_US
dc.subjectEpidemiologyen_US
dc.subjectDentistryen_US
dc.subjectComplianceen_US
dc.subjectComparisonen_US
dc.subjectWHOen_US
dc.titleAcceptability and tolerability of liquid versus gel and standard versus virucidal alcohol-based hand rub formulations among dental studentsen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
elsevier.aggregationtypeJournal
elsevier.coverdate2013-11-01
elsevier.coverdisplaydateNovember 2013
elsevier.endingpage1011
elsevier.identifier.doi10.1016/j.ajic.2013.05.004
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elsevier.identifier.piiS0196-6553(13)00858-4
elsevier.identifier.pubmedid23890742
elsevier.identifier.scopusid84887021660
elsevier.issue.identifier11
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elsevier.startingpage1007
elsevier.teaserHand hygiene is effective to prevent the transmission of microorganisms in health care settings, but compliance remains low, even when easy access to hand cleaning agents is provided....
elsevier.volume41
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