Environmental cleaning battling against Covid-19 infection in health-care facilities

IF 1.6 Q3 MANAGEMENT

Facilities Pub Date : 2023-01-10 DOI:10.1108/f-03-2022-0044

N. A. Ramli, Emma Marinie Ahmad Zawawi, Nor Rima Muhamad Ariff, N. N. Zainol

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Purpose This study aims to identify and validate the environmental cleaning elements and performance criteria to prevent Covid-19 infection in health-care facilities. Design/methodology/approach Eight elements and 38 performance criteria were identified from the literature, and a questionnaire survey that involved environmental cleaning experts was carried out. Content validity index was used to validate the content of the environmental cleaning elements and performance criteria in this study. Findings The result indicates that the performance criteria of “Finishes, furnishings” and “Equipment Maintenance Log” were not relevant to be applied in current fighting against Covid-19 infection in health care. However, the remaining 36 performance criteria were proved as relevant and acceptable. Practical implications The findings of this study can provide a significant contribution to the built environment industry. By knowing the environmental cleaning elements and performance criteria, efforts can be carried out to explore measures that can be taken to improve the environmental cleaning practice in health care to battle against Covid-19 infection. Originality/value This paper fulfils an identified need to study how environmental cleaning can be implemented in health-care facilities.

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环境清洁与卫生保健机构Covid-19感染的斗争

目的本研究旨在确定和验证卫生保健设施中预防新冠肺炎感染的环境清洁要素和性能标准。设计/方法/方法从文献中确定了8个要素和38个绩效标准，并进行了一项涉及环境清洁专家的问卷调查。内容有效性指数用于验证本研究中环境清洁元素和性能标准的内容。结果表明，“装饰、家具”和“设备维护日志”的性能标准与当前抗击新冠肺炎感染的医疗保健无关。然而，其余36项业绩标准被证明是相关的和可接受的。实际意义本研究的发现可以为建筑环境行业做出重大贡献。通过了解环境清洁要素和性能标准，可以努力探索可以采取哪些措施来改善医疗保健中的环境清洁实践，以对抗新冠肺炎感染。原创性/价值本文满足了研究如何在医疗保健设施中实施环境清洁的明确需求。

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Facilities MANAGEMENT-

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4.40

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