TY - JOUR AU - Basso, Eduardo Signor AU - Spall, Barbara AU - Roth, Eduarda Stopiglia AU - Krummenauer, Eliane Carlosso AU - Menezes, Rochele Mosmann AU - Koepp, Janine AU - Machado, Janete Aparecida Alves AU - Reuter, Cezane Priscila AU - Carneiro, Marcelo PY - 2020/06/30 Y2 - 2024/03/29 TI - Smartphone application: useful tool in hand hygiene adherence control JF - International Journal of Infection Control JA - Int. j. infect. control VL - 16 IS - 2 SE - Original Articles DO - 10.3396/ijic.v16i2.19751 UR - https://ijic.info/article/view/19751 SP - AB - <p>This study analyzed hand hygiene adherence based on the direct observation computed through a standardized electronic form (Google formsĀ®) available in an smartphone. The observed monthly adherence rates increased during the period. The frequency rates were 21.3% in September; 33.3% in October; 38.7% in November; and 59.7% in December (p &lt;0.001). The introduction of direct observation through an smartphone facilitated the strategies and provided periodic feedback.</p> ER -