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Impact of Adenosine Triphosphate Detection and Feedback on Hospital Room Cleaning

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 May 2016

Philip W. Smith ,
Elizabeth Beam ,
Harlan Sayles ,
Mark E. Rupp ,
R. Jennifer Cavalieri ,
Shawn Gibbs  and
Angela Hewlett
Philip W. Smith*
Affiliation:
College of Medicine, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska College of Public Health, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska
Elizabeth Beam
Affiliation:
College of Nursing, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska
Harlan Sayles
Affiliation:
College of Public Health, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska
Mark E. Rupp
Affiliation:
College of Medicine, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska
R. Jennifer Cavalieri
Affiliation:
College of Medicine, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska
Shawn Gibbs
Affiliation:
College of Public Health, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska
Angela Hewlett
Affiliation:
College of Medicine, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska College of Public Health, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska
*
College of Medicine, University of Nebraska Medical Center, 985400 Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE 68198 (pwsmith@unmc.edu)
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Abstract

Objective.

To assess the effect of adenosine triphosphate (ATP) device measurement of hospital room cleaning and feedback of pooled results to environmental service workers (EVS) to improve cleaning efficacy.

Design.

Nonrandomized controlled trial conducted over 20 months.

Setting.

Three hospitals of varying size.

Participants.

EVS workers, randomly selected on the basis of convenience sample of rooms.

Interventions.

Environmental cleanliness composite scores were combined with layered educational interventions and used to provide feedback to EVS workers on specific hospital units. Trends in cleaning efficacy were observed after the interventions.

Results.

Cleaning efficacy improved significantly with each intervention (P < .01) and decreased during the washout period.

Conclusions.

The ATP detection device combined with educational feedback for EVS workers resulted in significant improvement in cleaning efficacy of the hospital room environment.

Type
Original Article
Information
Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 35 , Issue 5 , May 2014 , pp. 564 - 569
Copyright
Copyright © The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America 2014

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