Compliance and barriers to hand hygiene practice among professionals during the COVID-19 pandemic: an integrative review

• Autor(a) principal: Alvim, Andre Luiz Silva
• Data de Publicação: 2023
• Outros Autores: Moreira, Stéphany Ronconi Brey Gil, Emidio, Suellen Cristina Dias, Carbogim, Fábio da Costa, Magalhães, Vitória Cunha
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: eng; por
• Título da fonte: Revista de Epidemiologia e Controle de Infecção
• Texto Completo: https://online.unisc.br/seer/index.php/epidemiologia/article/view/18397
• topic: Higiene de Mãos; COVID-19; Pessoal de Saúde; Pandemias; Assistência ao Paciente

Background and objectives: compliance and barriers to hand hygiene practice remains a challenge in health services, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic. This preventive measure needs to be encouraged at all levels of care to reduce health problems. This article aimed to identify the reasons for compliance and main barriers to hand hygiene practice among health professionals during the COVID-19 pandemic. Content: an integrative review, performed in the MEDLINE via PubMed, Scopus, Wiley Online Library, Western Pacific Region Index Medicus, LILACS, IBECS, BDENF and SciELO databases. To interpret the results, Nola Pender’s theoretical perspective was used. The sample consisted of 13 articles, allowing the stratification of six themes: health professionals’ attitude and behavior during the pandemic; assessment of the five moments in hospitals during the pandemic period; availability, use and types of resources; barriers and facilitators; team compliance before and during the COVID-19 pandemic; and technique quality and glove use considering the need for hand hygiene. Conclusion: hand hygiene practice needs to be expanded and encouraged among team members, as there were barriers that hindered compliance during the COVID-19 pandemic.