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  • Healthcare quality improvement
  • Infection prevention and control
  • Digital health interventions

Background:

  • Effective infection control is vital for patient safety.
  • Hand hygiene is a cornerstone of infection control, necessitating ongoing education.
  • Mobile applications (apps) offer a potential avenue for delivering hand hygiene training to healthcare professionals.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review available hand hygiene mobile applications.
  • To identify apps available since 2021 and assess their quality.
  • To evaluate the adherence of these apps to World Health Organization (WHO) hand hygiene guidelines.

Main Methods:

  • A systematic review of hand hygiene apps was conducted using the PRISMA diagram.
  • App stores (Google Play Store and Apple Store) were searched in March 2024.
  • The Mobile Application Rating Scale questionnaire (uMARS) was used for app quality evaluation.

Main Results:

  • Out of 16 reviewed apps, only five complied with WHO hand hygiene guidelines.
  • Twelve apps included timers, and ten incorporated reminders.
  • The highest-rated app was 'Give Me 5-Hand Hygiene' (4.31 ± 0.28), while 'Wash your hands!' scored lowest (1.17 ± 0.14).
  • Over half of the apps reviewed were not available compared to a previous 2021 assessment.

Conclusions:

  • App-based education shows promise for sustaining hand hygiene knowledge among healthcare workers.
  • There is a need for higher quality, guideline-adherent hand hygiene apps.
  • Regular updates and quality assessments are necessary for digital health tools in infection control.