International Symposium on Human Factors and Ergonomics in Health Care.
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Cahill J, Kay A, Howard V., Mulcahy B, Forde, M., George S., Ziampra, E, Nolan, R. Fitzpatrick, F, & Lacey, G., Harte, R., O'Reilly, F., International Symposium on Human Factors and Ergonomics in Health Care., The Human Factors and Ergonomics Society International Symposium on Human Factors and Ergonomics in Health Care, Virtual/Online, 10, 1, April 12 to 16, 2021, Sage, 2021, pp. 157?164Abstract:
This paper presents a preliminary concept for a ‘Mobile Phone App’ providing training in mindful hand hygiene integrated with the WHO hand hygiene protocol. A range of human factors action research methods were used to specify the preliminary concept. This includes stakeholder interviews, workshops, and participatory co-design/evaluation sessions. Mindfulness enables HCW to focus on the correct procedure for HH, along with addressing the need for self-care. The proposed Mobile Phone App enables training in mindful HH, from home. Mindful HH training forms parts of a wider learner journey which includes addressing self-care and training in PPE donning and doffing. Mindfulness is an inexpensive strategy to reduce stress and improve the quality of the working lives of healthcare workers. However, it is not a substitute for professional counselling services.
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Science Foundation Ireland (SFI)
20/COV/0111
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Author: Cahill, Joan; Kay, Alison
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The Human Factors and Ergonomics Society International Symposium on Human Factors and Ergonomics in Health CarePublisher:
SageType of material:
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10;1;
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Mindfulness, Hygiene, Self-care, Healthcare workersSubject (TCD):
Creative Technologies , Next Generation Medical Devices , COVID 19 Pandemic , HUMAN FACTORS , Hand Hygiene , Mindfulness , Personal Protective Equipment , Work Related StressDOI:
https://doi.org/10.1177/2327857921101264Metadata
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