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

Luís Velez Lapão; 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, Rita Marques, João Gregório, Fernando Pinheiro, Pedro Póvoa, Miguel Mira Da Silva

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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
Editors	Christian Lovis, Frederic Ehrler, Mira Hercigonja-Szekeres, Floor Sieverink, Adrien Ugon, Jacob Hofdijk, Brigitte Seroussi
Publisher	IOS Press
Pages	3-7
Number of pages	5
ISBN (Electronic)	9781614996323
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3233/978-1-61499-633-0-3
Publication status	Published - 2016
Externally published	Yes
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)	0926-9630
ISSN (Electronic)	1879-8365

Conference

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

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Publisher Copyright:
© 2016 The authors and IOS Press.

Keywords

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

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Lapão, L. V., Marques, 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 C. Lovis, F. Ehrler, M. Hercigonja-Szekeres, F. Sieverink, A. Ugon, J. Hofdijk, & B. Seroussi (Eds.), Transforming Healthcare with the Internet of Things - Proceedings of the EFMI Special Topic Conference 2016 (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, Rita ; Gregório, João et al. / 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. editor / Christian Lovis ; Frederic Ehrler ; Mira Hercigonja-Szekeres ; Floor Sieverink ; Adrien Ugon ; Jacob Hofdijk ; Brigitte Seroussi. IOS Press, 2016. pp. 3-7 (Studies in Health Technology and Informatics).

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Lapão, LV, Marques, 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 C Lovis, F Ehrler, M Hercigonja-Szekeres, F Sieverink, A Ugon, J Hofdijk & B Seroussi (eds), Transforming Healthcare with the Internet of Things - Proceedings of the EFMI Special Topic Conference 2016. 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, Rita; Gregório, João et al.
Transforming Healthcare with the Internet of Things - Proceedings of the EFMI Special Topic Conference 2016. ed. / Christian Lovis; Frederic Ehrler; Mira Hercigonja-Szekeres; Floor Sieverink; Adrien Ugon; Jacob Hofdijk; Brigitte Seroussi. IOS Press, 2016. p. 3-7 (Studies in Health Technology and Informatics; Vol. 221).

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

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Lapão LV, Marques R, 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 Lovis C, Ehrler F, Hercigonja-Szekeres M, Sieverink F, Ugon A, Hofdijk J, Seroussi B, editors, Transforming Healthcare with the Internet of Things - Proceedings of the EFMI Special Topic Conference 2016. IOS Press. 2016. p. 3-7. (Studies in Health Technology and Informatics). 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

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