Handshake-free zone in a neonatal intensive care unit: Initial feasibility study

Highlights • Handshake frequency in the NICU decreased during the handshake-free zone trial. • The impact of the handshake-free zone varied with gender and profession. • Male professionals shook hands with families more commonly than female professionals. • Most families and health care providers su...

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Published inAmerican journal of infection control Vol. 45; no. 7; pp. 787 - 792
Main Authors Parga, Joanna J., MD, Valadez, Maria, BA, Chang, Ruey-Kang R., MD, MPH, Sarin-Gulian, Anahit, MSN, Holdbrooks, Heaven, MSN, Sklansky, Mark S., MD
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States Elsevier Inc 01.07.2017
Subjects
Adult
Aged
Behavior
Cross Infection - prevention & control
Feasibility Studies
Female
Hand Hygiene
Humans
Infant, Newborn
Infection Control
Infection Control - methods
Infectious Disease
Intensive Care Units, Neonatal
Male
Middle Aged
Neonatology
Nosocomial infections
Prospective Studies
Surveys and Questionnaires
Young Adult
Hand hygiene
Neonatology
Nosocomial infections
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Summary:Highlights • Handshake frequency in the NICU decreased during the handshake-free zone trial. • The impact of the handshake-free zone varied with gender and profession. • Male professionals shook hands with families more commonly than female professionals. • Most families and health care providers supported the idea of a handshake-free zone.
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ISSN:0196-6553
1527-3296
DOI:10.1016/j.ajic.2017.01.021