Table 2 Assessment of the intervention effectiveness on infection outcomes
Infection | Incidence of HAI | Effectiveness* | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pre-implementation phase | Implementation phase | Sustainability phase | Change after intervention (implementation phase vs. pre-implementation phase) | Long-term effect (sustainability phase vs. pre-implementation phase) | ||||||
Rate (per 100 residents) | Density (per 1,000 resident days) | Rate (per 100 residents) | Density (per 1,000 resident days) | Rate (per 100 residents) | Density (per 1,000 resident days) | OR(95%CI) | p | OR(95%CI) | p | |
Respiratory tract | 19.0 | 6.39 | 16.9 | 5.61 | 9.9 | 3.27 | 0.88(0.53, 1.46) | 0.615 | 0.51(0.30, 0.86) | 0.012† |
Urinary tract | 5.0 | 1.67 | 4.4 | 1.47 | 3.0 | 1.00 | 0.88(0.33, 2.38) | 0.803 | 0.60(0.20, 1.78) | 0.355 |
Skin and soft tissue | 12.4 | 4.17 | 17.7 | 5.87 | 13.3 | 4.41 | 1.41(0.78, 2.53) | 0.251 | 2.23(0.75, 6.60) | 0.147 |
Gastrointestinal tract | 1.7 | 0.56 | 3.6 | 1.20 | 3.4 | 1.14 | 2.16(0.45, 10.37) | 0.335 | 2.05(0.42, 9.99) | 0.376 |
Total | 38.0 | 12.77 | 42.6 | 14.15 | 29.6 | 9.81 | 1.06(0.77, 1.48) | 0.709 | 1.19(0.70, 2.03) | 0.519 |