Barriers and perceptions of environmental cleaning: An environmental services perspective

Laura Pedersen; Nadia Masroor; Kaila Cooper; Amie Patrick; Faezeh Razjouyan; Michelle Doll; Michael P Stevens; Gonzalo Bearman

doi:10.1016/j.ajic.2018.06.004

Barriers and perceptions of environmental cleaning: An environmental services perspective

Am J Infect Control. 2018 Dec;46(12):1406-1407. doi: 10.1016/j.ajic.2018.06.004. Epub 2018 Jul 3.

Authors

Laura Pedersen¹, Nadia Masroor², Kaila Cooper², Amie Patrick², Faezeh Razjouyan³, Michelle Doll², Michael P Stevens², Gonzalo Bearman²

Affiliations

¹ Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center, Richmond, VA. Electronic address: pedersenll2@mymail.vcu.edu.
² Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center, Richmond, VA.
³ George Washington University, Washington, DC.

PMID: 29980316
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2018.06.004

Abstract

We examined the barriers and perceptions of using a 1-step daily disinfectant and ultraviolet light for environmental cleaning using an anonymous Likert scale survey. Results indicated that environmental services workers believe that cleaning is important for infection prevention and that ultraviolet light and 1-step daily disinfectant cleaner are effective sporicides.

Keywords: Sporicides; Ultraviolet light.

MeSH terms

Disinfectants
Disinfection / instrumentation
Disinfection / methods*
Household Work / standards*
Humans
Infection Control / methods*
Patients' Rooms / standards*
Ultraviolet Rays

Substances

Disinfectants