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Use of human-centric and participatory design for modifying a daily environmental cleaning checklist: a quality improvement study

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 September 2024

Linda McKinley Open the ORCID record for Linda McKinley [Opens in a new window] ,
Julie Keating ,
Sydney Hoel ,
Vishala Parmasad  and
Nasia Safdar
Linda McKinley*
Affiliation:
William S. Middleton Memorial VA Hospital, Madison, WI, USA
Julie Keating
Affiliation:
William S. Middleton Memorial VA Hospital, Madison, WI, USA Department of Medicine and Public Health, University of Wisconsin – Madison, Madison, WI, USA
Sydney Hoel
Affiliation:
William S. Middleton Memorial VA Hospital, Madison, WI, USA Department of Medicine and Public Health, University of Wisconsin – Madison, Madison, WI, USA
Vishala Parmasad
Affiliation:
William S. Middleton Memorial VA Hospital, Madison, WI, USA Department of Medicine and Public Health, University of Wisconsin – Madison, Madison, WI, USA
Nasia Safdar
Affiliation:
William S. Middleton Memorial VA Hospital, Madison, WI, USA Department of Medicine and Public Health, University of Wisconsin – Madison, Madison, WI, USA
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Corresponding author: Linda McKinley; Email: [email protected]
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Abstract

A major tenet of healthcare environmental cleaning focuses on high-touch surfaces (HTSs). HTSs have high rates of contamination, yet cleaning compliance remains low, particularly in patient-occupied rooms. This quality improvement study aimed to use human-centric and participatory design to modify an HTS cleaning checklist and conduct initial trial and evaluation.

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Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 45 , Issue 10 , October 2024 , pp. 1247 - 1249
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© United States Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration, 2024.

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Footnotes

PRIOR PRESENTATION: Poster Presentation “Walk a Mile in Someone Else’s Shoes: Navigating the complexity of daily environmental cleaning – A Quality Improvement Pilot Project.” Infectious Disease Week Conference, Boston, MA (October 2023).

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