대한의료관련감염관리학회 Korean Society for Healthcare-associated infection Control and Prevention.

pISSN 0705-3797. eISSN 2586-1298.

Management of items used for environmental cleaning and disinfection by types of hospitals N=191

Items Total Types of hospital (n [%])
Tertiary hospital General hospital Local hospital/long-term care hospital χ2/F (P)
Use disposable disinfectant wipes for cleaning and disinfecting environmental surfaces
Yes 134 (70.2) 26 (92.9) 67 (87.0) 41 (47.7) 38.10 (<.001)
No 57 (29.8) 2 (7.1) 10 (13.0) 45 (52.3)
Periodic cleaning of the storage areas for cleaning and disinfection items
Mean±SD 3.49±0.63 3.68±0.55 3.38±0.73 3.53±0.55 2.76 (.066)
Clean and dry the mop used for cleaning and disinfection everyday
Mean±SD 3.70±0.49 3.93±0.26a 3.66±0.53b 3.65±0.50c 3.74 (.026) (a>b, c)
Separate clean items from contaminated items in the cleaning cart*,†
Mean±SD 3.55±0.59 3.61±0.50 3.48±0.60 3.59±0.60 0.85 (.429)
Do not store personal items in the cleaning cart
Mean±SD 3.51±0.62 3.57±0.50 3.45±0.70 3.55±0.59 0.58 (.559)
Clean the cleaning cart daily after conducting environmental cleaning and disinfection
Mean±SD 3.32±0.72 3.36±0.56 3.26±0.85 3.37±0.63 0.53 (.590)

*Non-response was excluded from the item analysis. 4-point scale (‘Always’ for 4 points, ‘Usually’ for 3 points, ‘Not frequently’ for 2 points, ‘Never’ for 1 point).

Korean J healthc assoc Infect Control Prev 2022;27:141~152 https://doi.org/10.14192/kjicp.2022.27.2.141
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