Using gamification combined with indoor location to improve nurses' hand hygiene compliance in an ICU ward

Luís Velez Lapão; Ana Rita Marques; João Gregório; Fernando Pinheiro; Pedro Póvoa; Miguel Mira da Silva

doi:10.3233/978-1-61499-633-0-3

Using gamification combined with indoor location to improve nurses' hand hygiene compliance in an ICU ward

Luís Velez Lapão, Ana Rita Marques, João Gregório, Fernando Pinheiro, Pedro Póvoa, Miguel Mira da Silva

Global Health and Tropical Medicine (GHTM)

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Abstract

Healthcare acquired infections are among the biggest unsolved problems in healthcare, implying an increasing number of deaths, extradays of hospital stay and hospital costs. Performing hand hygiene is a simple and inexpensive prevention measure, but healthcare workers compliance with it is still far from optimal. Recognized hurdles are lack of time, forgetfulness, wrong technique and lack of motivation. This study aims at exploring gamification to promote nurses' HH compliance self-awareness and action. Real-time data collected from an indoor location system will provide feedback information to a group of nurses working in an ICU ward. In this paper both the research's motivation and methods is presented, along with the first round of results and its discussion.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Transforming Healthcare with the Internet of Things - Proceedings of the EFMI Special Topic Conference 2016
Publisher	IOS Press
Pages	3-7
Number of pages	5
Volume	221
ISBN (Electronic)	9781614996323
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3233/978-1-61499-633-0-3
Publication status	Published - 2016
Event	EFMI Special Topic Conference, STC 2016 - Paris, France Duration: 17 Apr 2016 → 19 Apr 2016

Publication series

Name	Studies in Health Technology and Informatics
Volume	221
ISSN (Print)	09269630
ISSN (Electronic)	18798365

Conference

Conference	EFMI Special Topic Conference, STC 2016
Country	France
City	Paris
Period	17/04/16 → 19/04/16

Keywords

Design science research
Gamification
Healthcare acquired infections
Indoor location
Internet of things
Nursing

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Lapão, L. V., Marques, A. R., Gregório, J., Pinheiro, F., Póvoa, P., & Mira da Silva, M. (2016). Using gamification combined with indoor location to improve nurses' hand hygiene compliance in an ICU ward. In Transforming Healthcare with the Internet of Things - Proceedings of the EFMI Special Topic Conference 2016 (Vol. 221, pp. 3-7). (Studies in Health Technology and Informatics; Vol. 221). IOS Press. https://doi.org/10.3233/978-1-61499-633-0-3

Lapão, Luís Velez ; Marques, Ana Rita ; Gregório, João ; Pinheiro, Fernando ; Póvoa, Pedro ; Mira da Silva, Miguel. / Using gamification combined with indoor location to improve nurses' hand hygiene compliance in an ICU ward. Transforming Healthcare with the Internet of Things - Proceedings of the EFMI Special Topic Conference 2016. Vol. 221 IOS Press, 2016. pp. 3-7 (Studies in Health Technology and Informatics).

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Lapão, LV, Marques, AR, Gregório, J, Pinheiro, F, Póvoa, P & Mira da Silva, M 2016, Using gamification combined with indoor location to improve nurses' hand hygiene compliance in an ICU ward. in Transforming Healthcare with the Internet of Things - Proceedings of the EFMI Special Topic Conference 2016. vol. 221, Studies in Health Technology and Informatics, vol. 221, IOS Press, pp. 3-7, EFMI Special Topic Conference, STC 2016, Paris, France, 17/04/16. https://doi.org/10.3233/978-1-61499-633-0-3

Using gamification combined with indoor location to improve nurses' hand hygiene compliance in an ICU ward. / Lapão, Luís Velez; Marques, Ana Rita; Gregório, João; Pinheiro, Fernando; Póvoa, Pedro; Mira da Silva, Miguel.

Transforming Healthcare with the Internet of Things - Proceedings of the EFMI Special Topic Conference 2016. Vol. 221 IOS Press, 2016. p. 3-7 (Studies in Health Technology and Informatics; Vol. 221).

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

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Lapão LV, Marques AR, Gregório J, Pinheiro F, Póvoa P, Mira da Silva M. Using gamification combined with indoor location to improve nurses' hand hygiene compliance in an ICU ward. In Transforming Healthcare with the Internet of Things - Proceedings of the EFMI Special Topic Conference 2016. Vol. 221. IOS Press. 2016. p. 3-7. (Studies in Health Technology and Informatics). https://doi.org/10.3233/978-1-61499-633-0-3