Changes in knowledge and attitudes of hospital environmental services staff: The Researching Effective Approaches to Cleaning in Hospitals (REACH) study

Mitchell, BG; White, N; Farrington, A; Allen, M; Page, K; Gardner, A; Halton, K; Riley, TV; Gericke, CA; Paterson, DL; Graves, N; Hall, L

Changes in knowledge and attitudes of hospital environmental services staff: The Researching Effective Approaches to Cleaning in Hospitals (REACH) study

Mitchell, BG White, N Farrington, A Allen, M Page, K

Gardner, A Halton, K Riley, TV Gericke, CA Paterson, DL Graves, N Hall, L

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Citation:: American Journal of Infection Control, 2018, 46 (9), pp. 980 - 985
Issue Date:: 2018-09-01

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Field	Value	Language
dc.contributor.author	Mitchell, BG	en_US
dc.contributor.author	White, N	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Farrington, A	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Allen, M	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Page, K https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9183-9175	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Gardner, A	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Halton, K	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Riley, TV	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Gericke, CA	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Paterson, DL	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Graves, N	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Hall, L	en_US
dc.date.available	2018-02-02	en_US
dc.date.issued	2018-09-01	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	American Journal of Infection Control, 2018, 46 (9), pp. 980 - 985	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	0196-6553	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/133238
dc.description.abstract	© 2018 Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology, Inc. Background: The Researching Effective Approaches to Cleaning in Hospitals (REACH) study tested a multimodal cleaning intervention in Australian hospitals. This article reports findings from a pre/post questionnaire, embedded into the REACH study, that was administered prior to the implementation of the intervention and at the conclusion of the study. Methods: A cross-sectional questionnaire, nested within a stepped-wedge trial, was administered. The REACH intervention was a cleaning bundle comprising 5 interdependent components. The questionnaire explored the knowledge, reported practice, attitudes, roles, and perceived organizational support of environmental services staff members in the hospitals participating in the REACH study. Results: Environmental services staff members in 11 participating hospitals completed 616 pre- and 307 post-test questionnaires (n = 923). Increases in knowledge and practice were seen between the pre-and post-test questionnaires. Minimal changes were observed in attitudes regarding the role of cleaning and in perceived organizational support. Conclusion: To our knowledge, this is the first study to report changes in knowledge, attitudes, and perceived organizational support in environmental services staff members, in the context of a large multicenter clinical trial. In this underexplored group of hospital workers, findings suggest that environmental services staff members have a high level of knowledge related to cleaning practices and understand the importance of their role.	en_US
dc.relation	http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/GNT1076006
dc.relation.ispartof	American Journal of Infection Control	en_US
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1016/j.ajic.2018.02.003	en_US
dc.subject.classification	Epidemiology	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Humans	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Cross Infection	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Cross-Sectional Studies	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Adult	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Middle Aged	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Personnel, Hospital	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Housekeeping, Hospital	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Hospitals	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Australia	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Female	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Male	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Surveys and Questionnaires	en_US
dc.title	Changes in knowledge and attitudes of hospital environmental services staff: The Researching Effective Approaches to Cleaning in Hospitals (REACH) study	en_US
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	9	en_US
utslib.citation.volume	46	en_US
utslib.for	1110 Nursing	en_US
utslib.for	1117 Public Health and Health Services	en_US
pubs.embargo.period	Not known	en_US
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Business
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Strength - CHERE - Centre for Health Economics Research and Evaluation
utslib.copyright.status	closed_access
pubs.issue	9	en_US
pubs.publication-status	Published	en_US
pubs.volume	46	en_US

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© 2018 Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology, Inc. Background: The Researching Effective Approaches to Cleaning in Hospitals (REACH) study tested a multimodal cleaning intervention in Australian hospitals. This article reports findings from a pre/post questionnaire, embedded into the REACH study, that was administered prior to the implementation of the intervention and at the conclusion of the study. Methods: A cross-sectional questionnaire, nested within a stepped-wedge trial, was administered. The REACH intervention was a cleaning bundle comprising 5 interdependent components. The questionnaire explored the knowledge, reported practice, attitudes, roles, and perceived organizational support of environmental services staff members in the hospitals participating in the REACH study. Results: Environmental services staff members in 11 participating hospitals completed 616 pre- and 307 post-test questionnaires (n = 923). Increases in knowledge and practice were seen between the pre-and post-test questionnaires. Minimal changes were observed in attitudes regarding the role of cleaning and in perceived organizational support. Conclusion: To our knowledge, this is the first study to report changes in knowledge, attitudes, and perceived organizational support in environmental services staff members, in the context of a large multicenter clinical trial. In this underexplored group of hospital workers, findings suggest that environmental services staff members have a high level of knowledge related to cleaning practices and understand the importance of their role.

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