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. 2022 Aug 3;19(15):9531.
doi: 10.3390/ijerph19159531.

Smart Hand Sanitisers in the Workplace: A Survey of Attitudes towards an Internet of Things Technology

Andrew D Madden  1 , Sophie Rutter  1 , Catherine Stones  2 , Wenbo Ai  2
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Smart Hand Sanitisers in the Workplace: A Survey of Attitudes towards an Internet of Things Technology

Andrew D Madden et al. Int J Environ Res Public Health. .

Abstract

An online survey was circulated to employees from a wide range of organisations to gauge attitudes towards the idea of using smart hand sanitisers in the workplace. The sanitisers are capable of real-time monitoring and providing feedback that varies according to the hand hygiene behaviour of users. In certain circumstances, the sanitisers can monitor individuals, making it possible to identify workers whose hand hygiene falls below a certain standard. The survey was circulated between July and August 2021 during the COVID-19 pandemic. Data gathered from 314 respondents indicated support for some features of the technology, but also indicated concern about invasions of privacy and the possibility of coercion. Attitudes towards the possible implementation of the technology varied significantly according to certain characteristics of the sample, but particularly with age. Respondents above the median age were more likely to support the use of data in ways that could facilitate the promotion and enforcement of hand hygiene practices.

Keywords: COVID; IoT; hand hygiene; smart sanitiser.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare no conflict of interest. The funders had no role in the design of the study; in the collection, analyses, or interpretation of data; in the writing of the manuscript; or in the decision to publish the results.

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Importance of HH.
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Investing in HH.
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Promoting HH.
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Impact of COVID-19.
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Spread of COVID-19.
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Acceptance of monitoring.
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Agreement with monitoring.
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