Soaper Stars: Hand-Hygiene Educational Intervention for Children on Paediatric Wards
| dc.cclicence | CC-BY-NC | en |
| dc.contributor.author | McNicholl, Johanna | |
| dc.contributor.author | Crosby, Sapphire | |
| dc.contributor.author | Firth, Charlie | |
| dc.contributor.author | Younie, Sarah | |
| dc.contributor.author | Laird, Katie | |
| dc.date.acceptance | 2022-10 | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2023-03-03T10:24:36Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2023-03-03T10:24:36Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2022-10 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Aim: This study reports on the effectiveness of an educational intervention consisting of hand-hygiene resources centred on superhero type characters, implemented on paediatric wards. An evaluation of pre and post handwashing practice will be conducted. Handwashing is one of the most cost-effective infection prevention interventions. Public Health Campaigns have sought to emphasise the importance of handwashing, in order to prevent the spreading of illnesses (particularly in recent times during the height of the Covid pandemic) yet there are few aimed at young children. In addition, research has shown that interventions need to be motivational and not just the transferring of knowledge in order to change behaviour in children. Methods: Using a mixed-method approach, observations of NHS healthcare staff and children engaging with the health-education resources and products were conducted. Brief interviews/questionnaires with NHS healthcare staff regarding their own experiences using the resources with the children on the wards were also completed. Interviews/questionnaires were used to evaluate if the resources had supported them in their infection prevention role and to determine if there had been a change in children’s handwashing practices. Results: Preliminary results indicate good engagement with the educational intervention and an increased usage of hand-hygiene products.Data collection is on-going and will be completed in the coming months. Conclusion: There are few children’s handwashing resources, yet learning the practice is fundamental to their health. Being invisible to the naked-eye, it is hard for young children to understand the association between these pathogenic microbes and feeling unwell. Bridging this gap in knowledge is essential. Children on paediatric wards are more likely to have suppressed immune systems and thus limiting the spread of infectious disease within such wards is paramount to children’s health. The educational intervention thus far has encouraged good hand-hygiene practice, with data showing an increase in hand-hygiene frequency. | en |
| dc.funder | No external funder | en |
| dc.identifier.citation | McNicholl, J., Crosby, S., Firth, C., Younie, S., and Laird, K. (2022) Soaper Stars: Hand-Hygiene Educational Intervention for Children on Paediatric Wards. Infection Prevention Society IPS22, Bournemouth UK, 17-19 October 2022. | en |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/2086/22554 | |
| dc.publisher | IPS Conference | en |
| dc.relation.ispartofseries | Sapphire Crosby; | |
| dc.subject | Children's Health | en |
| dc.subject | Children | en |
| dc.subject | Health | en |
| dc.subject | Hand-Hygiene | en |
| dc.subject | Health Education | en |
| dc.subject | Education | en |
| dc.subject | Hopsital | en |
| dc.subject | Paediatric | en |
| dc.title | Soaper Stars: Hand-Hygiene Educational Intervention for Children on Paediatric Wards | en |
| dc.type | Conference | en |