The use of privacy-protected computer vision to measure the quality of healthcare worker hand hygiene

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OBJECTIVES: (i) To demonstrate the feasibility of automated, direct observation and collection of hand hygiene data, (ii) to develop computer visual methods capable of reporting compliance with moment 1 (the performance of hand hygiene before touching a patient) and (iii) to report the diagnostic accuracy of automated, direct observation of moment 1.

DESIGN: Observation of simulated hand hygiene encounters between a healthcare worker and a patient.

SETTING: Computer laboratory in a university.

PARTICIPANTS: Healthy volunteers.

MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Sensitivity and specificity of automatic detection of the first moment of hand hygiene.

METHODS: We captured video and depth images using a Kinect camera and developed computer visual methods to automatically detect the use of alcohol-based hand rub (ABHR), rubbing together of hands and subsequent contact of the patient by the healthcare worker using depth imagery.

RESULTS: We acquired images from 18 different simulated hand hygiene encounters where the healthcare worker complied with the first moment of hand hygiene, and 8 encounters where they did not. The diagnostic accuracy of determining that ABHR was dispensed and that the patient was touched was excellent (sensitivity 100%, specificity 100%). The diagnostic accuracy of determining that the hands were rubbed together after dispensing ABHR was good (sensitivity 83%, specificity 88%).

CONCLUSIONS: We have demonstrated that it is possible to automate the direct observation of hand hygiene performance in a simulated clinical setting. We used cheap, widely available consumer technology and depth imagery which potentially increases clinical application and decreases privacy concerns.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2019

Erschienen:

2019

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:31

Enthalten in:

International journal for quality in health care : journal of the International Society for Quality in Health Care - 31(2019), 1 vom: 01. Feb., Seite 36-42

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Awwad, Sari [VerfasserIn]
Tarvade, Sanjay [VerfasserIn]
Piccardi, Massimo [VerfasserIn]
Gattas, David J [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Computer-assisted [MeSH]
Cross infection [MeSH]
Hand Sanitizers
Hand hygiene [MeSH]
Healthcare [MeSH]
Image processing
Journal Article
Quality assurance

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 02.07.2019

Date Revised 02.07.2019

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1093/intqhc/mzy099

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM284140333