Is it feasible to use a humanoid robot to promote hand hygiene adherence in a hospital setting?

Worlikar, H.; Vyas Vadhiraj, V.; Murray, Aoife; O’Connell, J.; Connolly, Cornelia; Walsh, J.C.; O’Keeffe, D.T.

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2021-11-18

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Worlikar, H.

Vyas Vadhiraj, V.

Murray, Aoife

O’Connell, J.

Connolly, Cornelia

Walsh, J.C.

O’Keeffe, D.T.

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Worlikar, H., Vadhiraj, V. Vyas, Murray, Aoife, O’Connell, J., Connolly, C., Walsh, J. C., & O’Keeffe, D. T. (2022). Is it feasible to use a humanoid robot to promote hand hygiene adherence in a hospital setting? Infection Prevention in Practice, 4(1), 100188. doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.infpip.2021.100188

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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.infpip.2021.100188

Abstract

Healthcare associated infections (HCAI) are a prevalent preventable cause of morbidity and mortality. Improving hand hygiene adherence is important for HCAI prevention. In this feasibility study, the objective was to determine if a humanoid robot could act as a novel single reminder intervention to improve hand hygiene adherence in a hospital setting. DAVE, a social humanoid robot, improved hand hygiene adherence at the entrance to a tertiary hospital and outpatient department, which was low at baseline, by 29%. DAVE shows promise as a novel intervention to improve hand hygiene adherence.

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