2024
A human factors engineering approach to improving hand hygiene quality
Boyce M, Mathew T, Roberts S, Aniskiewicz M, Krechevsky K, Dahlberg S, Frye N, Trumpler J, Evans L, Martinello R, Team T. A human factors engineering approach to improving hand hygiene quality. Human Factors In Healthcare 2024, 6: 100085. DOI: 10.1016/j.hfh.2024.100085.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHealthcare personnelHealthcare-associated infectionsHospital settingWorld Health OrganizationPatient safetyHuman factors engineeringHuman factors engineering approachImprove patient safetyPrevent healthcare-associated infectionsPerformance of HHHealthcare-associated infection ratesSubject matter expertsInfection prevention specialistsHospital leadershipHealthcare settingsAlcohol-based handMatter expertsInpatient hospitalizationQualitative interviewsPrevention specialistsInfection preventionHealthcareHealth OrganizationHospitalHH techniqueWhat can building information modeling do for you? A perspective on integration into infection prevention and control programs for patient safety.
Roberts S, Mathew T, Tanner W, Martinello R. What can building information modeling do for you? A perspective on integration into infection prevention and control programs for patient safety. Infection Control And Hospital Epidemiology 2024, 1-2. PMID: 39498632, DOI: 10.1017/ice.2024.179.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2022
A mixed-methods evaluation on the efficacy and perceptions of needleless connector disinfectants
Roberts SC, Hendrix CA, Edwards LM, Feinn RS, Martinello RA, Murray TS. A mixed-methods evaluation on the efficacy and perceptions of needleless connector disinfectants. Infection Control And Hospital Epidemiology 2022, 44: 230-233. PMID: 35387702, PMCID: PMC9929708, DOI: 10.1017/ice.2022.72.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNeedleless connectorsMixed-methods evaluationNursing staffOverall bacterial burdenBloodstream infection preventionAcademic tertiary hospitalIsopropyl alcohol wipesSterile water controlTertiary hospitalNursing assessmentBacterial burdenInfection preventionImproved complianceStaff complianceChlorhexidine gluconateScrub timeConvenience sampleAlcohol wipesStaphylococcus epidermidisEfficacyProduct efficacyDry timeWipesDisinfection practicesCompliance
2021
Epidemiology, Infection Prevention, Testing Data, and Clinical Outcomes of COVID-19 on Five Inpatient Psychiatric Units in a large Academic Medical Center
Li L, Roberts SC, Kulp W, Wing A, Barnes T, Colandrea N, Klink B, Fortunati F, Martinello R. Epidemiology, Infection Prevention, Testing Data, and Clinical Outcomes of COVID-19 on Five Inpatient Psychiatric Units in a large Academic Medical Center. Psychiatry Research 2021, 298: 113776. PMID: 33571800, PMCID: PMC7987366, DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2021.113776.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInpatient psychiatric unitLarge academic medical centerAcademic medical centerPsychiatric unitMedical CenterCOVID-19Retrospective cohort analysisEmergency room visitsInpatient psychiatric facilityLow patientsClinical outcomesRoom visitsHospitalized individualsInfection preventionStudy populationCohort analysisPrevention strategiesAdmission statusTriage protocolDiverse patientsInfection rateMental illnessPsychiatric facilitiesDemographic dataPatients