06.13.16
A new workplace outcome study published in The Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine (JOEM) found that offices equipped with alcohol-based hand sanitizers and hand sanitizing wipes throughout the building and at employees' desks resulted in 24.3% fewer healthcare insurance claims for hand hygiene preventable illnesses – such as cold, flu and respiratory illnesses – than the office and employees in the control group without these products. The study was funded by Gojo.
"This study builds on the decades of science demonstrating the effectiveness of a comprehensive hand hygiene program when Purell products are used in real-world settings," said Jim Arbogast, Ph.D., the lead author of the study and vice president of hygiene sciences and public health advancements at Gojo. "With this study, the evidence is clear that Purell products in a workplace can directly reduce hand hygiene preventable illnesses tied to doctors' visits by more than 24%."
The study evaluated a comprehensive hand hygiene program with Purell Hand Sanitizer and Ourell Hand Sanitizing Wipes and its impact on actual medical insurance claims tied to doctors' visits. The study found in the first year of having Purellproducts available at an employee's workspace as well as throughout the building, there was a statistically significant 24.3% lower incidence of hygiene preventable medical insurance claims compared to the control group.
Gojo and Medical Mutual of Ohio began collaborating on the study in 2013, and it began on February 2014. The Medical Mutual's Strongsville and Toledo, OH offices were equipped with a comprehensive hand hygiene program, including alcohol-based hand sanitizer and hand sanitizing wipes. Medical Mutual's downtown Cleveland headquarters served as the control group. A biostatistician at the Center for Biofilm Engineering at Montana State University provided the statistical analysis.
The study also showed 13.4% fewer sick episodes or unscheduled paid-time-off (PTO) in 2014-2015 in the intervention group compared to the previous year
"This study builds on the decades of science demonstrating the effectiveness of a comprehensive hand hygiene program when Purell products are used in real-world settings," said Jim Arbogast, Ph.D., the lead author of the study and vice president of hygiene sciences and public health advancements at Gojo. "With this study, the evidence is clear that Purell products in a workplace can directly reduce hand hygiene preventable illnesses tied to doctors' visits by more than 24%."
The study evaluated a comprehensive hand hygiene program with Purell Hand Sanitizer and Ourell Hand Sanitizing Wipes and its impact on actual medical insurance claims tied to doctors' visits. The study found in the first year of having Purellproducts available at an employee's workspace as well as throughout the building, there was a statistically significant 24.3% lower incidence of hygiene preventable medical insurance claims compared to the control group.
Gojo and Medical Mutual of Ohio began collaborating on the study in 2013, and it began on February 2014. The Medical Mutual's Strongsville and Toledo, OH offices were equipped with a comprehensive hand hygiene program, including alcohol-based hand sanitizer and hand sanitizing wipes. Medical Mutual's downtown Cleveland headquarters served as the control group. A biostatistician at the Center for Biofilm Engineering at Montana State University provided the statistical analysis.
The study also showed 13.4% fewer sick episodes or unscheduled paid-time-off (PTO) in 2014-2015 in the intervention group compared to the previous year