Quality assessment of the SureWash Pocket® app for hand hygiene adherence
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https://doi.org/10.26694/repis.v11in.1.6252Keywords:
Hospital infections, Hand hygiene, Mobile applications, Educational technologyAbstract
Introduction: Mobile health applications, also known as mHealth, have emerged as tools to support hand hygiene adherence in clinical settings. This study aimed to evaluate the quality of the SureWash Pocket® application, aimed at hand hygiene adherence among healthcare professionals. Design: This is a methodological study, with a quantitative approach, carried out in a public teaching hospital in the Central-West region of Brazil, in 2019. The quality of the application was evaluated by ten healthcare professionals using the Application Evaluation Scale (user version). Descriptive analyses included the calculation of mean scores and standard deviations for each section of the evaluation. Results: The SureWash Pocket® application obtained an average of 4.11 in the quality domain, considered between good and excellent. The subjective quality and perceived impact assessments were also positive, with averages of 3.27 and 3.93, respectively. These results suggest that the application is a promising tool for educational support. Implications: The evaluation suggests that SureWash Pocket® can contribute to training and improving hand hygiene practices in high-demand clinical settings, being an effective and affordable alternative [...].
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