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Learn Every Day

Learn Every Day early childhood curriculum is a highly researched approach to scaffolding or introducing concepts during infancy, and gradually building knowledge and skills throughout the preschool age.  Based on brain development,  social and emotional development, language development, and creative learning environments, studies show young children exposed to high quality early learning programs become their most authentic self, as they discover the world around them.

Learn Every Day is the perfect thematic curriculum, offering a wide variety of topics infants through prekindergarten children love to engage with. Hand ‘N Hand includes award winning children’s literature to compliment every theme. Ensuring weekly lesson plans include multi-learning styles, hands-on materials, and lots of purposeful play, children develop critical thinking skills and an early love of learning.

Nemours BrightStart

Hand ‘N Hand is proud to combine Nemours BrightStart early literacy program with our preschool age children.  This unique small-group concentration of letter knowledge, print awareness, and phonological awareness is the perfect companion to our Learn Every Day preschool and VPK classrooms.

STREAM

Hand ‘N Hand exceeds the Florida Early Learning Standards for Preschool by carefully weaving STREAM (Science, Technology, Relationships, Engineering, Art, and Math) concepts into our purposeful play opportunities.

Science can be part of a cooking project or mixing paint to create a new color.

Technology is carefully integrated through short electronic device activities complimenting the weekly theme.

Relationships are essential to foster social, emotional, physical, and brain development.

Engineering is evidenced through a child’s imagination with block building, connecting Legos, making ramps and roadways with a variety of materials or creating a yet-to-be-named invention.

Art includes drama, music, and movement, with materials such as playdough, crayons, paint, and chalk in our extensive art program.

Math includes traditional number recognition, counting, sequencing, one-to-one correspondence, as well as sorting colored blocks or making graphs of everyone’s favorite foods.

Artist in Residence

Art is the all-star of multi-intelligence learning.  Drama brings early literacy to life through the joy of make-believe characters. Music is the universal language. It soothes the soul or gives everyone a chance to wiggle and giggle. Creating one-of-a-kind masterpieces takes creativity and develops critical thinking skills, laying a foundation for a strong sense of self confidence.

Hand ‘N Hand Child Enrichment Center was one of a few early learning centers invited to be part of the Early Learning Coalition of Orange County’s pilot art program. Ms. Chanel Graham is our Artist in Residence, bringing art into all the Florida Standards for Early Learning domains.   Her dedication, imagination, and thoughtful guidance to both children and staff includes Introducing a wide variety of art mediums and techniques of creative art even for our youngest artists.

Through the Artist In Residence program, the Arts community of Orange County has been an integral part of bringing enriching programs to our campus.  The Orlando Ballet curriculum includes rich literature, live ballet performers, and the 2021 invitation to a dress rehearsal of the Jungle Book Story.  But the best part is the weekly visit from our very own ballerina or ballerino who engages the children in music and dance of various styles. The Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra may visit with various musicians and their favorite instruments, or we may attend a performance specifically designed for our early learning community.

Hand ‘N Hand is looking forward to our spring community “Art Showcase” displaying the many works of art our students have created throughout the year. We just may be the “Best In Show.”

Kindness Counts

Today, more than ever, during these times of uncertainty and change, young children benefit from a strong social and emotional foundation to achieve their maximum potential.  We believe kindness is the root of each of the seven pillars of a sound values foundation. The seven strengths include trustworthiness, respect, responsibility, fairness, caring, empathy, and citizenship. Hand ‘N Hand believes even our youngest children can join this journey.

Trustworthiness is introduced to each child on their very first day. Little ones need to feel loved and secure in their surroundings, with their needs met, both physically and emotionally.

Respect is developed as we celebrate the uniqueness of each child. Children are encouraged to begin self regulation, or the ability to control their impulses, giving each child the opportunity to be heard and seen in a mindful manner.

Responsibility is helping during clean- up time, following simple rules, or learning to put your own blanket in your cubby.

Fairness is difficult for very young children to understand.  Allowing children to take turns being helpers throughout the day is a great beginning.

Caring and Empathy are modeled by helping young children understand words and actions can make their peers feel wanted and needed. Inviting a child to join a game or share a snack is often mirrored back to a child’s friend.

Citizenship is nurtured through the combination of all seven values. Helping others feel safe and valued, following simple class rules, taking turns, and sharing spaces, builds a community of kind, caring, and conscientious young children who will have a strong impact on the world.

Igniting young children’s imagination on their journey to educational excellence.

Happy Hands Daycare & Preschool

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Improving hand hygiene compliance in child daycare centres: a randomized controlled trial

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Epidemiol Infect. 2016 Sep; 144(12): 2552–2560.

Published online 2016 May 19. doi: 10.1017/S0950268816000911

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Gastrointestinal and respiratory infections in children attending daycare centres (DCCs) are common and compliance with hand hygiene (HH) guidelines to prevent infections is generally low. An intervention was developed to increase HH compliance and reduce infections in DCCs. The objective of this paper was to evaluate the effectiveness of this intervention on HH compliance. The intervention was evaluated in a two-arm cluster randomized controlled trial in 71 DCCs in The Netherlands. Thirty-six DCCs received the intervention including: (1) HH products; (2) training about HH guidelines; (3) two team training sessions aimed at goal setting and formulating HH improvement activities; and (4) reminders and cues for action (posters/stickers). Intervention DCCs were compared to 35 control DCCs that continued usual practice. HH compliance of caregivers and children was observed at baseline and at 1, 3 and 6 months follow-up. Using multilevel logistic regression, odds ratios (ORs) with 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were obtained for the intervention effect. Of 795 caregivers, 5042 HH opportunities for caregivers and 5606 opportunities for supervising children’s HH were observed. At 1 month follow-up caregivers’ compliance in intervention DCCs was 66% vs. 43% in control DCCs (OR 6·33, 95% CI 3·71–10·80), and at 6 months 59% vs. 44% (OR 4·13, 95% CI 2·33–7·32). No effect of the intervention was found on supervising children’s HH (36% vs. 32%; OR 0·64, 95% CI 0·18–2·33). In conclusion, HH compliance of caregivers increased due to the intervention, therefore dissemination of the intervention can be considered.

Key words: Child daycare, guidelines, hand hygiene, infectious disease control, intervention

Attending child daycare centres (DCCs) has been associated with increased risk of acquiring gastrointestinal and respiratory infections [1–3]. These infections can cause parental stress, secondary transmission, healthcare costs, and costs for parental work absence [4–7]. Hand hygiene (HH) is known to be an effective measure to prevent infections [8, 9]. However, compliance with HH guidelines in DCCs is generally low [10]. Although several HH interventions have been developed to reduce infections in children attending DCCs [11–18], these interventions show varying results [19] and are not developed according to a stepwise behavioural approach taking into account the determinants that underlie HH behaviour [20].

Our previous research showed that environmental determinants, such as the availability of paper towels, are associated with caregivers’ HH compliance in DCCs [10]. In addition, we found that the following sociocognitive determinants are associated with HH compliance of DCC caregivers: knowledge and awareness of HH guidelines, perceived importance of performing HH, perceived behavioural control (i.e. perceived ease or difficulty of performing the behaviour) and habit [21]. We developed an intervention targeting these determinants aiming to increase compliance with HH guidelines and reduce gastrointestinal and respiratory infections in children attending DCCs. We assessed both HH compliance and incidence of infections as outcome measures. HH compliance as outcome measure provides insight into a more direct effect of the intervention and might explain the variation in effectiveness of previous HH intervention studies assessing disease incidence. In this paper we assess the effectiveness of our intervention on improving HH compliance. The effectiveness on disease incidence is reported separately [22].

A cluster randomized controlled trial of a HH intervention was performed in DCCs in the regions of Rotterdam-Rijnmond, Gouda and Leiden in The Netherlands between September 2011 and April 2012. DCCs were randomized, stratified for DCC size and urbanicity [23]. In our previous study on determinants of caregivers’ HH compliance, 122 DCCs participated [10, 21]. These DCCs were contacted for participation in the trial. Sample size calculation showed that 35 intervention DCCs and 35 control DCCs were needed [23].

The intervention consisted of four components [23]. First, the following HH products were provided free of charge with refills for 6 months: dispensers for paper towels, soap, alcohol-based hand sanitizer and hand cream. Second, training was given to educate DCC caregivers about the Dutch national HH guidelines. This included a hand-washing exercise using UV Glow Cream (Deb Benelux Inc.) and an information booklet outlining the content of the training. Third, two team training sessions were given aimed at goal setting and formulating specific HH improvement activities. These were based on similar HH training sessions developed for Dutch hospitals [24]. Fourth, reminders and cues for action were provided for both caregivers and children (i.e. posters and stickers). Due to budget restrictions, the HH products were provided for two groups of the DCC, even if the DCC had more than two groups in total. The other intervention components were provided for all DCC groups and staff members.

Intervention DCCs were compared to control DCCs that continued usual practice. The primary outcome measure was observed HH compliance of caregivers. Compliance was defined as the number of HH actions divided by the total number of opportunities for which HH was indicated. According to Dutch national guidelines, HH is mandatory for caregivers before touching/preparing food, before caregivers themselves ate or assisted children with eating, and before wound care; and after diapering, after toilet use/wiping buttocks, after caregivers themselves coughed/sneezed/wiped their own nose, after contact with body fluids (e.g. saliva, vomit, urine, blood, or mucus when wiping children’s noses), after wound care, and after hands were visibly soiled [25]. For these HH indications it was observed whether or not HH was performed. As observations could not take place in the caregivers’ lavatory, HH of caregivers after toilet use was not observed. HH was defined as washing hands with water and soap followed by hand drying, or using an alcohol-based hand sanitizer (which could only be used if hands were not visibly soiled).

Although the primary outcome measure was HH compliance of caregivers, it was also observed whether caregivers supervised children in washing their hands before eating/preparing food, after toilet use, after playing outside, and after hands were visibly soiled, as indicated in the HH guidelines [25]. Children had to wash their hands with water and soap followed by hand drying. For babies and toddlers who could not wash their hands themselves yet, caregivers could perform HH by using a wet cloth [25].

Compliance was assessed with direct unobtrusive observation by trained observers before the start of the intervention (T0) and 1 (T1), 3 (T3), and 6 (T6) months after start of the intervention. In total, 13 observers were trained aiming for an inter-rater reliability above 75%. Data collection followed phased implementation of the intervention [23]. After observing baseline compliance (T0), intervention DCCs received the HH products, posters/stickers and training regarding the HH guidelines; after this HH compliance was observed again (T1), and once more after each of both team training sessions (T3 and T6). At each measurement, the aim was to observe three caregivers for 2 h in two participating groups per DCC. One observer observed one caregiver at a time, as well as the children under his/her care. Data were collected using the World Health Organization HH observation method [26], adapted for use in child DCCs. At 6 months follow-up, it was also observed whether the dispensers provided as part of the intervention were (still) in use. After the last observations, a survey was conducted among caregivers in intervention DCCs concerning their exposure to the different intervention components.

Data were analysed using SPSS v. 19 (SPSS Inc., USA) and R v. 2.12.2 (https://cran.r-project.org). Analyses were performed including all intervention DCCs irrespective of whether they used the HH products, posters/stickers or obtained all training sessions (intention-to-treat analyses). First, baseline characteristics were compared. Second, compliance at baseline and total follow-up (T1, T3 and T6 together) was calculated, as well as compliance for the separate follow-up measurements (T1, T3 and T6 separate). For 6 months follow-up (T6), compliance was calculated for each of the HH indications. Multilevel regression analyses were performed to correct for clustering of the data within DCCs and within caregivers. Using multilevel logistic regression analyses for total follow-up and for each separate follow-up measurement, odds ratios (ORs) with 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were obtained for the intervention effect (i.e. intervention status of the DCC: intervention vs. control), corrected for confounders that showed significant differences at baseline between intervention and control DCCs. Because the type of activity for which HH was indicated had previously been shown to be an important determinant of caregivers’ HH [10], this was also included as a confounder. Additional analyses were performed to correct for baseline compliance. For this we calculated the intervention effect as the interaction between intervention status of the DCC (i.e. intervention vs. control) and follow-up measurement (i.e. baseline vs. T1, baseline vs. T3, baseline vs. T6, baseline vs. total follow-up).

Ethical approval was waived by the Medical Ethics Committee of the Erasmus University Medical Center in Rotterdam (MEC-2011-256).

Of 122 DCCs, 71 DCCs participated in the trial (response rate 58%). After randomization, there were 36 intervention and 35 control DCCs. At baseline and 1 month after start of the intervention, all 71 DCCs participated. Three months after start of the intervention, one control DDC was lost to follow-up, and 6 months after start of the intervention two more control DCCs were lost to follow-up. In total, 795 caregivers and 5042 HH opportunities were observed. In addition, 5606 opportunities were observed for supervising children’s HH. The inter-rater reliability of the observers was ⩾74%.

Comparison of baseline characteristics of intervention and control DCCs demonstrated that in intervention DCCs, age group (0–1, 2–3, 0–4 years) significantly differed from control DCCs (). This variable was therefore included in further analyses as a confounder. None of the other baseline characteristics were significantly different between intervention and control DCCs ().

Table 1.

Comparison of baseline characteristics (N = 71 DCCs)

Intervention DCCs Control DCCs
DCC characteristics (N = 36) (N = 35) P value
Size (large, having ⩾46 children per day) 53% 51% 0·91
Degree of urbanicity 0·84
Highly urban 58% 63%
Urban 22% 23%
Slightly/non-urban 19% 14%
Region
Rotterdam-Rijnmond 67% 66% 0·47
Gouda 14% 6%
Leiden 19% 29%
Certification (certified) 44% 41% 0·83
Age group, years* 0·03
0–1 21% 31%
2–3 13% 24%
0–4 67% 44%
Number of towel facilities for caregivers per group* 1·63 1·54 0·68§
Type of towel facilities for caregivers in the group* 0·14
Only paper towels 25% 35%
Only fabric towels 44% 48%
Both fabric and paper towels 31% 17%
Number of soap facilities for caregivers per group* 1·55 1·52 0·90§
Type of soap facilities for caregivers in the group* 0·66
Only soap dispensers 14% 11%
Only soap pumps 70% 77%
Soap dispensers combined with soap pumps 16% 12%
Alcohol-based hand sanitizer for caregivers in the group (available)* 67% 59% 0·30
Number of towel facilities for children per group 0·98 1·00 0·93§
Type of towel facilities for children in the group 1·00
Only paper towels 46% 46%
Only fabric towels 44% 44%
No towel facilities in reach of children 11% 10%
Number of soap facilities for children per group 0·84 0·75 0·62§
Type of soap facilities for children in the group 0·20
Only soap dispensers 42% 25%
Only soap pumps 35% 48%
No soap facilities in reach of children 23% 27%
Number of children per caregiver 5·2 5·1 0·63||

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DCC, Daycare centre.

*N = 72 intervention groups and 70 control groups.

N = 57 intervention groups and 48 control groups (groups with children aged 0–2 years were excluded).

N = 105 intervention caregivers and 102 control caregivers.

§Estimated with Poisson regression.

||Estimated with independent t test.

All 36 intervention DDCs received training on HH guidelines. Of 36 intervention DCCs, two DCCs did not use any of the provided HH products during the study period. Another two DCCs did not receive any of the team training sessions. At 6 months follow-up, 94% (33/35) of intervention DCCs used the paper towel dispensers in at least one of the two groups, 89% (31/35) used the soap dispensers, 86% (30/35) used the dispensers with alcohol-based hand sanitizer and 45% (13/29) used the dispensers with hand cream. At 6 months follow-up, in 19% of intervention DCCs (7/36), neither posters nor stickers of the intervention were used, in 83% (29/35) the posters were used in at least one of two groups, and in 74% (26/35) the stickers were used. The response rate to the questionnaire on exposure to the intervention was 50% (274/546). Of 274 caregivers, 21% (54/261) attended none of the training sessions, 25% (66/261) attended one training session, 29% (75/261) attended two training sessions and 25% (66/261) attended all three sessions. Of 274 caregivers, 77% (202/262) received the information booklet of the training session on HH guidelines.

HH compliance of caregivers

shows that caregivers’ HH compliance at baseline was lower in intervention DCCs than in control DCCs. During follow-up, compliance in intervention DCCs was higher than in control DCCs, although the effect of the intervention seemed to wane slightly.

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Effect of the intervention on caregivers’ compliance with hand hygiene guidelines in child daycare centres (DCCs) measured at baseline and 1, 3 and 6 months after intervention start.

Compliance at baseline was not significantly different between intervention and control DCCs (respectively 53% vs. 63%; OR 0·62, 95% CI 0·38–1·02) (). Overall compliance during total follow-up (i.e. taking T1, T3 and T6 together) in intervention DCCs was 62% (1243/2005) vs. 44% (812/1850) in control DCCs. Correcting for type of activity for which HH was indicated, age group, and clustering of the data within caregivers and within DCCs, the OR was 2·69 (95% CI 1·88–3·86). The OR was 4·65 (95% CI 2·99–7·25) when also taking into account baseline compliance. One month after the start of the intervention, compliance in intervention DCCs was 66% (459/692) vs. 43% (273/640) in control DCCs. This difference was significant, correcting for type of activity for which HH was indicated, age group, and clustering of the data within caregivers and within DCCs (OR 3·53, 95% CI 2·23–5·61). Three months after the start of the intervention, compliance was 60% (392/649) in intervention DCCs vs. 46% (273/600) in control DCCs (OR 2·45, 95% CI 1·58–3·80). Six months after the intervention start, compliance in intervention DCCs was 59% (392/664) vs. 44% (266/610) in control DCCs (OR 2·49, 95% CI 1·39–4·46). When also taking into account baseline compliance the OR for the intervention effect after 6 months was 4·13 (95% CI 2·33–7·32).

Table 2.

Effect of the intervention on compliance with hand hygiene (HH) guidelines in child daycare centres (DCCs) measured at baseline and 1, 3 and 6 months after start of the intervention

Baseline/ follow-up Intervention status of the DCC No. of DCCs No. of caregivers observed No. of HH opportunities for caregivers Compliance of caregivers (%) OR* (95% CI) Baseline corrected OR (95% CI) No. of HH opportunities for children Compliance of children (%) OR* (95% CI) Baseline corrected OR† (95% CI)
Baseline Intervention 36 105 623 53 0·62
(0·38–1·02)
_ 583 51 4·24
(1·38–12·96)
_
Control 35 102 564 63 Ref. 478 38 Ref.
1 month follow-up Intervention 36 105 692 66 3·53
(2·23–5·61)
6·33
(3·71–10·80)
738 39 1·31
(0·38–4·60)
0·30
(0·08–1·16)
Control 35 97 640 43 Ref. Ref. 637 42 Ref. Ref.
3 months follow-up Intervention 36 101 649 60 2·45
(1·58–3·80)
4·08
(2·37–7·02)
770 44 1·40
(0·54–3·63)
0·83
(0·20–3·38)
Control 34 97 600 46 Ref. Ref. 841 39 Ref. Ref.
6 months follow-up Intervention 36 99 664 59 2·49
(1·39–4·46)
4·13
(2·33–7·32)
854 36 3·03
(1·02–9·03)
0·64
(0·18–2·33)
Control 32 89 610 44 Ref. Ref. 705 32 Ref. Ref.
Total follow-up Intervention 36 305 2005 62 2·69
(1·88–3·86)
4·65
(2·99–7·25)
2362 40 1·62
(0·77–3·42)
0·78
(0·25–2·44)
Control 35 283 1850 44 Ref. Ref. 2183 37 Ref. Ref.

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OR, Odds ratio; CI, confidence interval.

* Difference between intervention and control DCCs corrected for the type of activities for which HH was indicated, age group (i.e. 0–1, 2–3 and 0–4 years), and clustering of the data within caregivers and within DCCs.

Interaction effect of intervention status of the DCC and baseline/follow-up measurement corrected for the type of activities for which HH was indicated, age group (i.e. 0–1, 2–3 and 0–4 years), and clustering of the data within caregivers and within DCCs.

HH compliance of children

Children’s HH compliance at baseline in intervention DCCs was significantly higher than in control DCCs (respectively, 51% vs. 38%; OR 4·24, 95% CI 1·38–12·96) (). Children’s compliance during follow-up (i.e. taking T1, T3 and T6 together) in intervention DCCs was 40% (936/2362) vs. 37% (811/2183) in control DCCs. Corrected for type of activity for which HH was indicated, age group, and clustering of the data within caregivers and within DCCs, there was no significant difference (OR 1·62, 95% CI 0·77–3·42). When also taking into account baseline compliance the difference remained non-significant (OR 0·78, 95% CI 0·25–2·44).

Comparison of the different types of activities for which HH was indicated showed that at 6 months follow-up there was a significant increase in HH compliance (taking into account baseline) after toilet and diapering activities (OR 4·49, 95% CI 2·23–9·05) and after contact with body fluids (OR 4·88, 95% CI 1·77–13·44) (). Of toilet and diapering activities, the largest difference in HH compliance between intervention and control DCCs was 46% after changing a wet diaper when a child was standing. For activities with body fluid contact, the largest difference was 47% after caregivers coughed/sneezed/wiped their own nose (). The increase in caregivers’ HH compliance before eating and food-handling activities was not significant (OR 1·95, 95% CI 0·76–5·00) ().

Table 3.

Effect of the intervention on the compliance with each specific hand hygiene (HH) indication outlined in the Dutch national guidelines for child daycare centres (DCCs), measured at baseline and 6 months after start of the intervention

Follow-up compliance at 6 months
Intervention DCCs Control DCCs Difference Baseline corrected difference* Baseline corrected
% (n) % (n) (%) (%) OR 95% CI
Overall compliance caregivers 59 (664) 44 (610) 15 25 4·13 2·33–7·32
Eating/food handling 39 (196) 24 (164) 15 14 1·95 0·76–5·00
Before food handling 51 (111) 29 (83) 22 25
Before caregivers themselves ate 19 (26) 20 (35) −1 8
Before caregivers assisted children with eating 25 (59) 20 (46) 5 −19
Toilet/diapering 73 (322) 57 (272) 16 28 4·49 2·23–9·05
After changing a diaper with faeces 94 (77) 80 (71) 14 20
After changing a wet diaper when child was  lying down 69 (144) 56 (127) 13 26
After changing a wet diaper when child was  standing 56 (79) 31 (65) 25 46
After wiping buttocks when assisting children  with toilet use 82 (22) 78 (9) 4 −6
Contact with body fluids 55 (105) 38 (127) 17 35 4·88 1·77–13·44
After caregivers coughed/sneezed/wiped their  own nose 42 (24) 23 (22) 19 47
After contact with body fluids 60 (75) 39 (99) 21 39
Before wound care 33 (3) 33 (3) n. a. n.a.
After wound care 67 (3) 100 (3) n.a. n.a.
After visibly soiled hands 59 (41) 49 (47) 10 11 2·11 0·13–34·22
Overall compliance children 38 (605) 41 (475) −3 −16 0·64 0·18–2·33
Before eating 18 (275) 18 (195) 0 −1
Before food handling 0 (5) 100 (6) n. a. n.a.
After toilet use 48 (95) 48 (101) 0 −5
After playing outside 75 (81) 46 (48) 29 3
After visibly soiled hands 48 (149) 66 (125) −18 −52

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OR, Odds ratio; CI, confidence interval. ; n.a., not applicable (as activities occurred ⩽5 times).

*Difference between intervention and control DCCs at 6 months follow-up minus the difference at baseline.

Interaction effect of intervention status of the DCC and baseline/follow-up measurement corrected for the type of activities for which HH was indicated, age group (i.e. 0–1, 2–3 and 0–4 years), and clustering of the data within caregivers and within DCCs.

This is the first HH intervention in DCCs developed according to a stepwise behavioural approach targeting the underlying determinants of caregivers’ compliance with HH guidelines. To our knowledge, this is also the first study to assess HH compliance of caregivers as primary outcome measure, as well as children’s HH compliance. Our study demonstrates that the intervention we developed for DCCs is effective in improving caregivers’ compliance with HH guidelines.

Most HH intervention studies in DCCs report as outcome measure the incidence of gastrointestinal and/or respiratory infections, and/or absence of caregivers/children due to illness [11–18]. Although most of these studies show a reduced rate of infection associated with the implementation of the intervention programme, the nature and magnitude of the effect varies (e.g. the effect is not present for both gastrointestinal and respiratory infections) [19]. Insight into a more direct effect of the intervention, namely HH compliance, might explain this, as possibly HH compliance only improved for certain HH indications (e.g. diapering vs. nose wiping).

There are few studies to compare our results with. One other DCC intervention study assessed observed HH compliance of caregivers as outcome measure, although no comparison with control DCCs was reported [16]. That study reports that after training, caregivers’ HH improved after diapering and after contact with mucus, saliva, vomit, etc. of children [16]. In our study, HH also improved after toilet and diapering activities and after contact with body fluids. The improvement of caregivers’ HH after contact with body fluids might be explained by the provision of alcohol-based hand sanitizer which made it possible for caregivers to perform HH after wiping children’s noses, e. g. when they were playing outside as some DDCs placed the dispensers by the outdoor storage shed. No effect was found on HH compliance before eating and food-handling activities. Therefore, intervention studies for improving HH compliance in DCCs should pay special attention to these activities.

Another study assessed children’s HH behaviour [12]. At 6 months follow-up, the adjusted relative risk for HH before lunch was 2·93 (95% CI 1·86–6·97) and after bathroom use it was 3·30 (95% CI 1·83–16·67) [12]. In two other studies, only compliance of children in intervention DCCs was reported, and no information was given on compliance in control DCCs or at baseline [14, 15, 18]. In our study, we did not find an effect on children’s HH compliance. This might be explained by the fact that our intervention primarily focused on caregivers and was developed based on determinants of caregivers’ HH behaviour and not children’s HH behaviour. Besides the posters and stickers, our intervention did not include components specifically targeting children (e. g. hand-washing songs). Furthermore, our study shows that improving HH compliance of caregivers does not automatically yield improving compliance in supervising children’s HH. Determinants of (supervising) children’s HH might therefore be different from determinants of caregivers’ HH and studies are needed to assess these.

Prior to intervention development, we assessed caregivers’ HH compliance in DCCs and showed that the overall compliance was 42% [10]. Although compliance was higher at baseline (i.e. 53% in intervention DCCs and 63% in control DCCs), compliance in control DCCs during follow-up was similar, with little variation over time (43% at T1, 46% at T3, 44% at T6). Because baseline measurement thus seems to be an outlier, especially for control DCCs, we report results both uncorrected and corrected for baseline compliance. At baseline the incidence of gastrointestinal infections was also higher in control DCCs compared to intervention DCCs, which dropped during follow-up [22]. This might explain the high HH compliance in control DCCs at baseline, as our previous qualitative study showed that caregivers usually increase their HH when observing diarrhoea in the children (T. P. Zomer et al., unpublished data).

A strength of our study is that HH compliance of both caregivers and children was observed and that besides overall compliance, the compliance for each of the specific HH indications is also reported. Furthermore, our intervention had multiple components, addressing environmental and sociocognitive determinants of HH. Moreover, exposure to the different intervention components was high, except for the hand cream dispensers that were delivered halfway through the intervention period (because during the team training sessions it became clear that there was a need for hand cream dispensers to reduce sore and dry hands). Other strengths of the study are the randomized controlled design, the high inter-rater reliability among observers, and the large sample size of 71 participating DCCs and 795 observed caregivers. In addition, control DCCs also received the intervention after data collection, which probably facilitated DCC recruitment and minimized loss to follow-up [12].

A possible limitation of our study is the Hawthorne effect; caregivers might change their behaviour when they know they are being observed [27]. Although this bias could not be entirely prevented, it was minimized by observing unobtrusively and by informing caregivers that the focus of the observations was on hygiene in general, not specifically mentioning HH. In addition, the physical appearance of the observers was similar to that of caregivers working in the DCCs, as most of them were young females. Furthermore, repeated exposure to observations could make caregivers less sensitive to adapting their behaviour during observations [26]. Nevertheless, we would expect the Hawthorne effect to be more pronounced in intervention DCCs than in control DCCs, as being exposed to the intervention made it more likely for caregivers to know the purpose of the observation. The intervention effect might then be an overestimation of the true effect size. The incidence of gastrointestinal and respiratory infections in children attending DCCs [22] would then be a more objective outcome measure. Another possible limitation is that observers might have recognized the intervention status of the DCC, which could have biased data collection. Furthermore, children’s HH compliance was only assessed in children for which the observed caregiver was responsible, and not in all children in the group. Better assessment of children’s HH compliance would include all the children. Another possible limitation is that the participating DCCs also participated in our previous study on determinants of HH behaviour, for which they received information regarding their HH compliance 6 months prior to intervention start. Therefore, the intervention effect might be an underestimation of the true effect size.

In conclusion, this study shows that our intervention, addressing determinants that underlie caregivers’ HH behaviour, is effective in improving caregivers’ HH compliance in DCCs. Therefore, dissemination of the intervention in other DCCs can be considered (especially when determinants of HH behaviour are similar). DCCs can then implement the intervention to distinguish themselves from a quality perspective from other DCCs. More studies are needed to assess the duration of the intervention effect beyond 6 months and to assess which components of the intervention are most effective.

We thank Jitske de Graaf (Erasmus MC) and Elise van Beeck (Erasmus MC) for administrative support and data collection. The study was by funded by the Netherlands Organization for Health Research and Development (ZonMw), project number 125 020 006. Dispensers and refills were sponsored by SCA Hygiene Products, Sweden. [Trial registration: Dutch trials registry NTR3000.]

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All 4 Kids
330 Oak Terrace Blvd.
Holland, OH 43528

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1 Aurora L. Gonzalez Dr.
Toledo, OH 43609

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2303 Cheyenne Blvd.
Toledo, OH 43614

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3580 Lagrange St.
Toledo, OH 43608

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Toledo, OH 43613

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412 Illinois Ave.
Maumee, OH 43537

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2301 Dorr St.
Toledo, OH 43607

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2041 Tremainsville Rd.
Toledo, OH 43613

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Oak Harbor, OH 43449

 

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1517 E. State St.
Fremont, OH 43420

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765 S. Buchanan St.
Fremont, OH 43420

 

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943 N. Dixie Hwy.
Rossford, OH 43460

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201 Superior St.
Rossford, OH 43460

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A Family Affair
648 Fernwood Ave.
Toledo, OH 43604

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660 Williamsville Ave.
Toledo, OH 43609

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3305 Northwood St.
Toledo, OH 43606

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3658 Grantley Rd.
Toledo, OH 43613

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2620 Robinwood
Toledo, OH 43610

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2412 Putnam St.
Toledo, OH 43620

Little Tykes Daycare Corporation
5605 Dorr St.
Toledo, OH 43615

Rhonda Thomas Gigi’s 1st Step
Learning & Development Child Care

139 Clifton Rd.
Toledo, OH 43607

Smiles and Giggles Daycare
816 N. Detroit
Toledo, OH 43607

Suzette Mays
2009 Airport Hwy.
Toledo, OH 43609

Wilson Home Day Care
1844 Freeman St.
Toledo, OH 43606

 

Ottawa County

Deanna Vizi
407 Wilson St.
Genoa, OH 43430

Seneca County

Diaz Daycare
207 Grape St.
Fostoria, OH 44830

Sandusky County

Candy Krause
303 N. Sandusky St.
Bellevue, OH 44811

Downtown Daycare
508 E. Main St.
Bellevue, OH 44811

Amy Widman
4310 Co. Rd. 175
Clyde, OH 43410

Heather Bailey
1638 S. Main St.
Clyde, OH 43410

 

Wood County

Crystel Schmidt
3561 Truman Rd., Lot 215
Perrysburg, OH 43551



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The GLCAP Afterschool programs provide academic and other support for students and families of Fremont Ross High School.


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The current state of the issue of determining the dominant hand

Scientific research on determining the dominant hand has more than half a century of history [1—4]. The establishment of the leading hand in forensic medicine is most significant in the reconstruction of crime events [5]. A number of researchers [1-4, 6-11] solve the problem in a complex way – from the standpoint of an individual asymmetry profile, functional asymmetries, and genetic influence on the formation of manual asymmetry.

An individual profile of asymmetry refers to a combination of motor, sensory, and mental asymmetries inherent only in a given object. From this position, the understanding of the words “right-handed” or “left-handed” has a much broader meaning than the designation of right-handedness or left-handedness: it includes asymmetries – symmetries of paired sense organs, determined by the asymmetry of the brain and the characteristics of the psyche [3].

According to various authors [3, 4, 6, 12], the majority of the world’s population is right-handed and only 5-12% are left-handed. In addition, there are ambidexters (two-handed) – people who are equally good at both right and left hands. In the twentieth century, there was a clear trend towards an increase in the number of people who own the left hand: in 1928, among adults, 3.3% of left-handed women and 4.7% of left-handed men were identified, in 1973 – 8.8 and 10.4%, and in 1979-1988. — 12.4 and 13.9%, respectively. The number of left-handers in different countries varies greatly and ranges from 5 to 30%. Left-handers are a minority, they become even smaller as they grow older [4, 13, 14].

The opinions of researchers about the causes of left-handedness are different and contradictory. According to most hypotheses, the origin of asymmetry in the broad sense of the word and the preference for the left hand in the narrower sense, three main factors can be distinguished: 1) genetic laterality, or genetic hereditary basis; 2) pathological laterality, due to a large extent to pre- and perinatal disorders of brain development; 3) forced laterality. Various combinations of these factors are possible, which greatly complicates the identification of the nature of their origin and requires the development of special methods for diagnosing the causes and degree of hand preference [1–4, 6, 15].

Of all known functional asymmetries of paired organs, manual is the most studied [6]. The hand is “the most multifunctional organ of motor activity” [3]. There are many designations for hand asymmetry; the most common: right-handed, left-handed, ambidextrous [3, 4, 12].

Morphological features of hand inequality are described. The right one is longer and larger than the left [1]. The size of the right hand in 97% of men is larger than the left (by ¼ of the size of the gloves), in women this difference is less pronounced. The venous network on the dorsal surface is more developed on the dominant hand, and the size of the nail bed of the thumb is larger. The muscle mass of the right hand is greater than that of the left by 6% [3]. Skin patterns (finger and palmar dermatoglyphs) are different on the right and left hands: they are more variable in left-handers [12].

Functional hand asymmetries are diverse. In the vast majority of the world’s population, the right hand is superior in strength to the left. Hands are unequal in accuracy and speed of movements performed in different directions. Thus, the accuracy of movements of the right hand decreases when the body is moved to the right, while the accuracy of the movements of the left hand decreases when the body is moved to the left. The movements of the leading hand are dosed, controlled, realized more accurately. With the simultaneous presentation of the movements of both hands, more of the subject’s attention is concentrated on the movements of the right hand, if he is right-handed. The movements of the leading hand more fully reflect the emotional and personal characteristics of a person, they are distinguished by a greater degree of automation, and the movements of the index finger of this hand are more accurately modulated [3]. The number of changes in the directions of movements in the right (leading) hand is greater than in the left [16]. Diadochokinesis is more developed on the right, pendulum movements when walking are more in the left hand of right-handers, very rarely are more pronounced in the right hand of left-handers. The left hand of right-handed people is more resistant to static effort, often serves as a support, while the right hand plays the role of an active performer [3].

There are several ways to determine “handedness” in living people: the method of quantitative assessment of “handedness” using questionnaires and separate tests traditionally used to determine left-handedness (interlacing of fingers, “Napoleon’s posture”, applause [4].

Note the asymmetry of the limb bones. The study of burials of the I-II millennium AD. showed that the combination of a larger right hand with a larger left leg is the most common and is characteristic of “typical right-handers”; less common was a combination of a larger left hand with a larger right leg, which is characteristic of “typical left-handers” [17].

Various facts testify to the influence of the genotype on the formation of asymmetry, ranging from differences in the characteristics of the finger patterns of people writing with the left or right hand, and ending with studies of manual asymmetry of adopted children and their parents (biological and adoptive parents) [6, 12].

It is known from developmental genetics that a relatively late manifestation of a trait does not mean its environmental conditionality. According to modern concepts, each stage of development in ontogeny occurs as a result of the actualization of different parts of the genotype, and different stages are controlled by different genes. As a result of the interaction of genes and their products, the structural and functional features of the organism are formed at each new stage of development [6].

Family studies of manual asymmetry provide ample evidence that genotype factors play a decisive role in determining the dominant hand. For example, when studying the “handedness” of foster children adopted in infancy, it was found that adoptive parents (unlike biological ones) have little influence on the establishment of a dominant hand in children. Nevertheless, it is impossible to determine the genetic bases and patterns of transmission of manual asymmetry based on empirical data [6].

The theoretical basis for solving this problem is the development of specific genetic models that explain the possibility of transferring “handedness” from generation to generation [6]. Experimental data for the construction of genetic models are obtained mainly from family studies of “handedness”, including studies of adopted children, as well as twin studies [2, 7–11].

Currently, all models of manual asymmetry do not take into account other aspects of function lateralization. Meanwhile, all paired human organs have one or another degree of functional asymmetry, although only some of them are available for observation: in the motor sphere (leading arm and leg) and sensory (leading eye, ear, nostril). Of the existing genetic models that describe possible variants of inheritance of the dominant hand, none is generally accepted [6].

The problems of establishing the dominant hand are also solved in forensic medicine: in the identification of a person and the reconstruction of incident events [5]. Dermatoglyphics (the study of ridge skin patterns) occupies a leading position in resolving the issue of determining the leading hand. Already by the 13th week of intrauterine development of the body, ridge skin patterns are laid, which will never change in the future. It is known that the skin comes from the same embryonic rudiments as the nervous system. In this regard, dermatoglyphic features can be considered an original marker of the morphological organization of the central nervous system (CNS). The invariability of skin patterns over the course of life is an invaluable advantage, since it allows us to evaluate the initial morphological type as the basis for the emergence and development of left-handedness [12].

The range of issues that can be resolved in the course of a forensic (medical-criminalistic) examination of a papillary pattern is quite wide: determining the origin; race, gender of an unknown person; age and body length; right-handed or left-handed; the presence of any diseases, injuries, signs of habitual activity in an unknown person, etc. [17].

The list of differences in skin patterns on the right and left hands is very long [3]. For example, in general, left-handed people have more arches and radial loops on their fingers, but fewer whorls [12, 19, twenty]. Patterns of greater complexity in left-handers are located on the left, rather than on the right hands (on individual fingers, these differences can be diametrically opposed) [20]. Left-handers are characterized by a higher frequency of occurrence of the pattern on the second interdigital pad of the left hands [12], and in general the number of patterns on the palmar margins is greater [20]. The main palmar lines of left-handed people end more distally (closer to the fingers) on the left rather than on the right hands, the general finger crest count is higher on the left rather than on the right [12].

It is necessary to study left-handedness within the framework of a “holistic approach”: it is necessary to analyze the complete dermatoglyphic type of the individual. Studies of the skin pattern of people who write with their left hand have shown that there is reason to speak of a specific dermatoglyphic type characteristic of them. The identified type is characterized by the predominance of patterns of greater complexity (mainly curls) on the fingers of the left hand, especially on the index finger and, to a lesser extent, the thumb or middle finger (these are quite rare signs in the population). No such asymmetry was found for the ring finger and little finger; on the contrary, the reverse tendencies are rather characteristic. Another discovered feature is the intense patterning of the hypothenar (according to the type of radial loops) and the frequent occurrence of high axial triradii, as well as high double loops with thick skin ridges on the fingers [12]. Finger patterns of higher complexity are located, as a rule, not on the left, but on the right, in most people the leading hand (at least in European civilization) [21]. These features of the distribution of skin patterns reflect the specific features of the organization of the central nervous system, which are the morphological basis of rightness. It should be borne in mind that the identified “specularity” in relation to right-handers extends only to the fingers of the radial region, and the localization zone on the index finger is perhaps the most significant in this case [12].

In the current situation, characterized by local military conflicts, terrorism, railway and air crashes, leading to mass deaths of people, the currently existing methods of identifying a person sometimes lose their reliability or become not entirely suitable. In such situations, forensic dentistry is relevant [22, 23]. The objects of study in forensic dentistry are parts of the facial skeleton, teeth, dentures, organs and tissues of the oral cavity, medical documentation reflecting the state of the dentoalveolar apparatus, etc. identification. According to the dental status, methods of photoregistration, a comparative study of the anterior group of teeth using intravital photographs of the face and skull, methods for comparing intravital and postmortem radiographs of the maxillofacial region, studying traces and imprints of teeth, anatomical and morphological features of the dentoalveolar system, relief of the back of the tongue, hard palate, individual features of the pattern of the mucous membrane of the lips. Ethnoterritorial, sexual, and intrapopulation features of the morphology of human dental arches have been studied [24–31]. Studies of the amino acid composition of hard tissues of teeth look promising for the purpose of forensic identification of a person [32].

We did not find any information about the possibility of determining the leading hand by dental status in forensic medicine. There are separate works indirectly related to the issue under study. In particular, A.V. Mashkov et al. [33] conducted a study to determine the predominant side of chewing in connection with the functional activity of the cerebral hemispheres, i.e., they determined the biometric characteristics of the occlusal surfaces of the posterior teeth depending on the functionally dominant side of chewing and compared the results with tests to determine the activity of the cerebral hemispheres. As a result, the researchers came to the conclusion that in persons with the right predominant hand, the functionally dominant (predominant) side of chewing is the left, which is confirmed by the study of the biometric characteristics of the occlusal surfaces of the lateral teeth and the results of the “blank” test. P.E. Ershov [34] studied the influence of the age factor and the functionally dominant chewing side on the localization and area of ​​the wear facets of the posterior teeth. The results of the study showed that in the process of chewing, the right (63%) side is used more often than the left (37%) side. The area of ​​erasure facets increases with age in both men and women; their area is larger on the predominant chewing side.

The criteria that determine the value of scientific research are its novelty and reliability [35]. The development and implementation in practice of methods for determining the dominant hand of a person should narrow the circle of identified persons and significantly increase the possibility of identifying a person in forensic medicine, since only 8–15% of the population has the left hand as the leading one [5]. Earlier, when conducting our own research on determining the dominant hand, we obtained preliminary data indicating the prospects for establishing this feature based on the state of hard dental tissues [36, 37].

Literature data on the analyzed issue are contradictory. We consider it necessary to conduct additional research in order to identify reliable signs that can improve the accuracy of the expert opinion.

The authors declare no conflict of interest.

Weakness in the hands or when the hands “go numb” in St. Petersburg

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Dubovskaya Nadezhda Aleksandrovna

Chief Physician of the Clinic, neurologist

Author of the article

Weakness (numbness) in one or both hands can occur suddenly, for example, in the morning after waking up. More often this is due to an uncomfortable position during sleep: a high or, conversely, a low pillow, a strong long sleep with an arm tucked under oneself, falling asleep with elbows leaning on a narrow fixed stand (for example, the back of a chair). Under such circumstances, prolonged compression of the soft tissues, vessels and nerve trunks of the arm or neck occurs, which leads to paresis (weakness) of part or all of the arm. If arm weakness (numbness, paresis) develops over a period of time (a week, a month, a year), this may be due to damage to the brain and spinal cord, nerve plexuses, nerve trunks, and the muscles themselves. This condition requires careful analysis and additional examination, because can be caused by autoimmune, mechanical, genetic causes.

Weakness (numbness) of one arm may be accompanied by pain in the neck, pain along the shoulder, forearm. In this case, it is necessary to exclude trauma to the musculoskeletal system (spine, intervertebral discs, bones of the shoulder girdle, forearm, ligaments, muscles).

It is important to know that the patient may underestimate the seriousness of the injury received long ago, or may not be aware of it at all.

For example, a few years ago a person got into an accident, was wearing a seat belt and, during heavy braking, remained in his place and hit the back of his head on the headrest. In such a situation, the ligaments of the cervical spine suffer, microtraumas of the ligaments and intervertebral discs appear, and this leads to the appearance of protrusions and / or hernias of the cervical spine after a few years. Such cases are observed quite often by the specialists of the Dr. Voight Clinic.

We must not forget about another serious condition that leads to weakness (numbness, paresis) of the arms and legs at the same time – we are talking about a stroke. Stroke is an acute disorder of cerebral circulation (ACV). This is a sudden violation of the blood supply to a part of the brain, which occurs due to various reasons. If the blood supply has stopped as a result of a violation of the integrity of the cerebral vessel and there has been an outflow of blood into the substance of the brain or the cranial cavity, they speak of a hemorrhagic stroke. If a violation of cerebral circulation occurred due to a cessation of blood flow to any vessel of the brain, they speak of an ischemic stroke. CVA often occurs in older people against the background of a sharp rise in blood pressure, against the background of heart pathology (for example, various types of arrhythmias), against the background of blockage of a cerebral vessel by a thrombus, against the background of atherosclerotic lesions of the vascular bed (the so-called “cholesterol plaques”). But more often there is a combination of these factors. In addition, the cause of a stroke can be a long-term, complicated osteochondrosis of the cervical and/or thoracic spine.

Please remember: sudden onset of weakness (numbness) of an arm or leg on one side of the body (right or left), dizziness, headache — you or your loved ones may be a sign of brain damage. In this case, you should immediately consult a doctor! Neurologists at the Dr. Voight Clinic will help you understand the cause of paresis and eliminate it. Do not forget that any disease is much easier to treat at an early stage.

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Have you washed your hands? But you don’t know how to do it right!

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Hot or cold water? Soap or hand washing liquid? Towel or dryer? An almost ritualistic act after going to the toilet – how to perform it in the best way? Correspondent BBC Future is looking for the best way.

Now let’s wash our hands! Sound simple? But, as often happens, behind the seeming simplicity lies a lot of options and problems that we are not even aware of.

While there is ample evidence that washing hands after going to the toilet, before eating, or after riding public transport significantly reduces the chances of spreading diseases, only 5% of us always wash our hands when and properly.

A study of the behavior of more than 3 thousand people showed that 10% of them leave the public toilet without washing their hands at all, and of those who do, 33% do not use soap.

And this matters, because usually we involuntarily touch our face, nose, lips with our hands, thus allowing microbes to effortlessly enter our body.

Researchers in Brazil and the US found that we touch various surfaces in public places an average of 3.3 times per hour. And we touch our nose and lips about 3.6 times per hour.

Clearly we need to wash our hands. The problem is that there are many myths about how to do it right.

Should the water be hot?

In a study of 500 American adults, 69% of them said that water temperature affects how well they wash their hands.

It is true that heat can kill bacteria. That is why we cook some types of food using this temperature.

However, to kill the bacteria on your hands, the water must be scalding hot.

Salmonella, for example, can survive for 10 minutes or more at 55 degrees Celsius. If you try to wash your hands in water heated above this temperature, you risk getting burned in the first half minute.

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Florida researchers used the following method to find out how many germs remain on our hands after washing in water that is between 4. 4 and 50 degrees Celsius.

First, the volunteers rubbed their hands with so-called bacterial soup or raw ground beef. Then they washed their hands in water of a certain temperature and put on rubber gloves. After that, a special solution was poured into the gloves.

After a minute, during which the hands were massaged through the gloves so that all bacteria were mixed with the solution, the resulting liquid (“glove juice”) was sent to the laboratory.

It was found that whatever the temperature of the water, it had virtually no effect on the amount of bacteria remaining on the hands.

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According to most studies, the most hygienic approach is to dry your hands with a disposable paper towel

However, let’s not rush to turn off hot water in public toilets. Do not forget about the quirks of human behavior.

In the experiments mentioned, washing of the hands occurred according to a stopwatch, while in real life, if the water is too cold or too hot, we significantly reduce the washing time.

A quick rinse under the tap isn’t enough, but warm water at a comfortable temperature can make us spend more time at the sink.

What are the benefits of antibacterial soap?

Quite a lot of research has been done on this subject. For example, in 2007, scientists summarized the results of several studies and concluded that the ingredient most often added to antibacterial soaps at the time (triclosan) reduced the number of bacteria remaining on hands after washing, no more than ordinary soap.

Antibacterial soap was no different from ordinary soap in preventing infection.

A recent analysis of more recent studies in 2015 found the same results.

Meanwhile, a number of laboratory studies have shown that triclosan can contribute to bacterial resistance to antibacterial drugs and cause hormonal disturbances in animals. As a result, triclosan has been banned from consumer products in the US and EU countries.

So the best option is ordinary soap and water at the temperature you like.

Do I need to wipe or dry my hands afterwards?

When you’re in a hurry, it’s tempting not to dry your hands at all – they’ll dry themselves! Well, it’s okay if you don’t touch anything on the way out of the toilet.

If you do touch something, like a doorknob, you pick up germs along the way, because your wet hands are just a gift to them.

By not wiping and drying your hands, you are missing out on a chance to reduce the germs that remain on your palms and fingers even after thorough washing.

Dryer or paper towel?

Opinions differ on this point. In most studies, the palm is still given to disposable paper towels.

After all, drying your hands with a towel is much faster than waiting for the air to do its job.

According to one New Zealand study (though it should be noted that it was funded by a toilet paper service), people took 45 seconds to properly dry their hands under a stream of air. Understandably, most of us don’t want to wait that long.

However, the new generation of speed dryers are much faster. As fast and effective as paper towels: 10 seconds and your hands are completely dry.

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The old dryers took quite a while to dry your hands…

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…but modern ones do it much faster

However, high-speed dryers have also received their share of criticism: the air jet in them is so powerful that germs simply scatter throughout the room.

A study by the University of Westminster has shown that the most powerful speed dryers can send the virus up to one and a half meters. Then another study increased this figure to as much as three meters.

Whether to believe these results is up to you. After all, most of the research was funded by those who sell paper towels. However, their authors honestly admitted this, and the results were published in peer-reviewed journals.

In such a situation, it makes more sense to conduct research in real public toilets rather than in a laboratory. In addition, it would be nice to take into account our preferences.

After all, any method that encourages people to dry/dry their hands after washing is already a step forward.

Much depends on the toilets themselves. More than 3,000 people participated in a study conducted in one of the US university cities. It showed that if the toilet is clean, carefully cleaned, then a person is much more likely to wash their hands properly.

When the sinks were dirty, the study participants simply wanted to leave quickly.

A Christmas tree was born in the forest

Whatever way you choose to wash your hands, the main thing is to wash them longer than you are used to. Soap them properly – not only the palms, but also the outer surface of the hands, rub between the fingers, pay attention to what is under your nails and the space that is closer to the wrists.

All this should take you 15 to 30 seconds, no less. To ensure that you wash your hands long enough, try singing a couple of verses “A Christmas tree was born in the forest” to yourself as you do so.

And if there is no one in the public toilet, you can do it out loud.

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Arm training program | Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

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This information describes an arm training program that will help you in your recovery process.

Practicing gentle hand exercises will help prevent stiffness. It will also improve your mobility and help restore strength and stamina.

The following arm exercises target several different muscle groups. Your rehabilitation therapist or physical therapist can modify these exercises to suit your needs.

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Exercise Tips

  • Wear comfortable clothing that allows you to move freely. Put on a hospital gown, pajamas, or sportswear.
  • Perform each movement slowly.
  • Do not hold your breath while doing any of these exercises. Breathe deeply. During exercise, it is useful to count out loud so that your breathing is even and you do not hold it.
  • Exercise while lying in bed, sitting on the edge of the bed, sitting upright in a chair, or standing up.
    • If you will be doing them sitting on the edge of your bed or standing, have a responsible chaperone nearby. This will make exercise safer for you and reduce the risk of falling.
  • If an exercise causes discomfort or pain, do not do it. Tell your rehabilitation therapist or physical therapist which exercises make you uncomfortable. Keep doing exercises that don’t hurt you.
  • If you have any questions, please contact your physiotherapist and rehabilitation therapist.

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Exercise

Shoulder Shrug

  1. Lift your shoulders up towards your ears as if you were shrugging (see Figure 1).
  2. Lower them (see figure 2).

    Figure 1 and Figure 2 Shrug

Repeat _____ times.
Do this exercise ____ times a day.

Shoulder contraction

  1. Pull your shoulders back towards your back. Try to bring the shoulder blades together (see figure 3).

    Figure 3. Shoulder contraction

  2. Hold this position for ____ seconds.
  3. Relax.

Repeat _____ times.
Do this exercise ____ times a day.

Move the shoulders forward

  1. Move your shoulders forward towards your chest (see figure 4).

    Figure 4. Moving the shoulders forward

  2. Hold this position for ____ seconds.
  3. Relax.

Repeat _____ times.
Do this exercise ____ times a day.

Shoulder Roll

  1. Perform _____ forward shoulder rolls (see Figure 4).

    Figure 5. Shoulder rotation

  2. Perform _____ shoulder back rotations.
  3. Relax.

Do this exercise ____ times a day.

Lateral Arm Movements

  1. Raising your arms to shoulder height, clasp your palms in front of you.
  2. Without turning your torso, move your arms to the left (see Figure 6).

    Figure 6. Lateral arm movements

  3. Return your arms to the center position.
  4. Without turning your torso, move your arms to the right.
  5. Return your arms to the center position.

Repeat _____ times.
Do this exercise ____ times a day.

Arm Raise

If one arm is weaker than the other during this exercise, clasp your hands and raise them above your head.

  1. Starting position – arms along the body.
  2. Stretch your arms out in front of you with palms facing each other and lift them up (see Figure 7).

    Figure 7. Arm Raise

  3. Return to starting position.

Repeat _____ times.
Do this exercise ____ times a day.

Back swings

If one arm is weaker than the other during this exercise, clasp your hands and raise them above your head.

  1. Starting position – arms along the body.
  2. Raise your arms as high as possible behind you with palms facing each other (see Figure 8).

    Figure 8. Back swing with arms

  3. Return to starting position.

Repeat _____ times.
Do this exercise ____ times a day.

Side raise

  1. Starting position – arms along the body, relaxed (see Figure 9).

    Figure 9. Raising arms to the sides

  2. Slowly raise your arms to your sides as high as you can. Try to raise them above your head if you can.
  3. Return to starting position.

Repeat _____ times.
Do this exercise ____ times a day.

If one hand is weaker than the other, have someone help you raise the weaker hand.

Back lift

  1. Put your hands behind your back. Grasp the wrist of the other hand with one hand (see figure 10). If one hand is weaker, move the weaker hand up the back with the help of the stronger one.

    Figure 10 Back Raise

  2. Slowly move your hands up along the center of your back as far as you can.
  3. Hold this position for ____ seconds.
  4. Return to starting position.

Repeat _____ times.
Do this exercise ____ times a day.

Shoulder Raise

  1. First slowly raise your arms above your head (see Figure 11, left) and then touch the back of your head (see Figure 11, center).
  2. Spread your elbows as wide as possible (see figure 11, right).

    Figure 11 Shoulder Raise

  3. Hold this position for ____ seconds.
  4. Return to starting position.

Repeat _____ times.
Do this exercise ____ times a day.

Elbow Curl

  1. Starting position – arms along the body, palms forward (see figure 12).
  2. Bend your elbow until your palm touches your shoulder (see Figure 13).

    Figure 12. Palms facing forward

    Figure 13. Flexion of the arm at the elbow

  3. Return to starting position.
  4. Repeat _____ times.
  5. Perform this exercise with the other hand.

Do this exercise ____ times a day.
If one hand is weaker than the other, bend your elbows, clasping the wrist of the weaker hand with the stronger hand.

Forearm Rotation

  1. Place your forearms on your knees, palms down.
  2. Raise one arm and turn the palm up toward the ceiling (see Figure 14).
  3. Return to the starting position by turning your palm down (see Figure 15).

    Figure 14 Raising the arm with the palm facing up

    Figure 15. Pivot to Home

Repeat _____ times.
Do this exercise ____ times a day.

If one hand is weaker than the other, grasp the wrist of the weaker hand. Rotate your forearm so that the palm is facing up and down.

Wrist Flexion

  1. Place your hands on a stable surface such as the arm of a chair, dining table or desk. The hands should hang off the surface so that you can move them freely.
  2. Turn your palms toward the ceiling and bend them at the wrists, lifting them up and down (see Figure 16).

    Figure 16 Wrist Flexion

Repeat _____ times.
Do this exercise ____ times a day.

If one hand is weaker than the other, grab the weaker hand around the wrist with the stronger hand. Bend it up and down.

Lateral Wrist Curl

  1. Place your forearms on a flat surface such as a table or on your knees.
  2. Without moving your elbows or forearms, move your wrists from side to side (see Figure 17).

    Figure 17. Lateral wrist flexion

Repeat _____ times.
Do this exercise ____ times a day.

If one hand is weaker than the other, use the stronger hand to bend the weaker hand at the wrist from side to side.

Finger curl

  1. Place your forearms on a flat surface such as a table or on your knees.
  2. Make a firm fist, then open and straighten your fingers (see Figure 18).

    Figure 18 Finger curl

Repeat _____ times.
Do this exercise ____ times a day.

If one hand is weaker than the other, use the stronger hand to bend and straighten the fingers of the weaker hand.

Finger Stretch

  1. Place your forearms on a flat surface such as a table or knees.
  2. Spread your fingers slowly and then bring them together (see figure 19).

    Figure 19. Finger stretch

Repeat _____ times.
Do this exercise ____ times a day.

Finger Alignment

Touch the tip of each finger to your thumb (see Figure 20).

Figure 20. Finger alignment

Repeat _____ times.
Do this exercise ____ times a day.

Pendulum Exercise

  1. Lean over the table with your stronger arm. Let the weaker hand hang freely.
  2. Rotate your weaker arm in clockwise (right) and counter-clockwise (left) circles and swing it back and forth (see Figure 21). Let gravity help the arm move.

    Figure 21. Pendulum exercise

Repeat _____ times.
Do this exercise ____ times a day.

Cane exercise

  1. Lie on your back with your arms at your sides and hold the cane or stick.
  2. Raise the cane toward the ceiling and over your head, keeping both hands at the same level (see figure 22).

    Figure 22. Cane exercise

  3. Lower your arms to the starting position.

Repeat _____ times.
Do this exercise ____ times a day.

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Dry hands: causes and treatment

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Beautiful hands make an impression. No wonder they say that our hands are our calling card. If the hands are well-groomed, then this is noticeable not only during the daily handshake. Careful hand care is essential. The skin on the hands shows the true age, so it is important to take care of the hands from the very beginning: apply the cream on them gently and smoothly, do massages and other procedures. In this article, you will learn what can be done against dry hand skin, which cream is suitable for care, what home remedies are best to use for dry hands, what cosmetic procedures will help restore softness and restore youth to your hands.


Dry hands: causes

Since soap is an extremely powerful tool against the spread of bacteria and viruses, frequent and thorough hand washing is essential to prevent infection. But careful hand hygiene, as a result, has one serious drawback – chapped and very dry hands.

Alcohol sanitizers, recommended as a reliable way to fight coronavirus infection, are also very drying to the skin.

All too often the skin on the hands dries out due to external influences such as sun, cold or wind.

In some cases, dry and itchy hands are due to illness, hormonal changes, certain medications, and the use of improper care products.


How does dry skin on the hands occur?

The top layer of the skin is the so-called stratum corneum. It is covered with a kind of protective layer: a thin film of acid, fat and moisture that protects the skin from drying out.

The Natural Moisturizing Factor is part of this protective shell. NMF contains hyaluronic acid, glycerin, lactic acid. These substances have the ability to bind water and supply it to the skin. Microorganisms that naturally occur on the surface of the skin also prevent harmful microbes from entering the body.

Hand washing removes some of the natural skin oils and moisturizing factors from the stratum corneum, because soap not only removes dirt and viruses from the hands, but also damages the protective layer of the skin. Usually the skin can compensate for this on its own. However, with very frequent washing, such regeneration is impossible, as a result, the skin of the hands becomes dry, rough and cracked.


What to do with dry hands? 5 tips!

Especially in winter, the question often arises: what to do with dry hands? There are various tips that can quickly help dry hands:

  1. Use cold or warm water instead of hot water to wash your hands: cold water is less harmful to the protective layer of the skin.
  2. Wash and dry your hands thoroughly: gently remove soap residue, then dry your hands with a cloth towel. Paper towels are recommended in public restrooms. However, their rough structure creates an additional load on the skin.
  3. Apply a sufficient amount of cream to your hands regularly, approximately 10-15 minutes after washing your hands. Excess cream can be removed with a soft towel.
  4. Synthetic detergents (syndetes) consist of chemical detergents, so-called surfactants. Their pH is adjusted according to the pH level of the skin and is therefore skin neutral. On the other hand, the pH value of soap is in the alkaline range and therefore higher than that of leather. Whether syndetes actually promote less skin damage is debatable, as they also naturally break down the fatty film of the skin. The positive effect of moisturizing soap has not yet been proven.
  5. Disinfectants damage the fatty film of the skin less because the disinfectant does not completely remove it. In addition, the product remains on the skin so that the skin oils do not wash off or wear off. Because of the chemical additives and the alcohol they contain, disinfectants can cause skin irritation.

Which cream is best for dry hands?

The choice of hand creams is large. But which cream should be used for very dry hands, and which is useless?

In general, you should use hand creams that are high in fat and without questionable ingredients for stressed and dry skin. Potentially questionable ingredients in include:

Mineral oil based fats and waxes (eg Paraffinum liquidum or Cera Microcristallina): Mineral oils can clog pores.

Synthetic Resins (eg Carbomer (sodium), Polyacrylamide (sodium)): Resins are water-soluble plastics that may form a film on the skin when applied.

Flavors : Evernia Prunastri extract (oakmoss extract), hydroxyisohexyl-3-cyclohexenecarboxaldehyde (lyral), isoeugenol (ylang-ylang, nutmeg oil), Evernia furfuracea extract, tree moss extract) easily causes contact allergic allergy.

Recommended organic cosmetic products that are less irritating to the skin. Moisturizers are especially suitable for rough hands. They contain, for example, vegetable oils such as apricot kernel oil or jojoba oil, or vegetable fats such as shea butter.

If your hands are very dry, you can apply cream to them in the evening and then put on light cotton gloves. This will allow the hand cream to work overnight. Moisturizing creams absorb into the skin much more slowly than moisturizing lotions.


What home remedies help dry hands?

In addition to skin creams, there are also classic home remedies that are beneficial for dry skin:

Olive oil : This oil is good for dry skin. When applied to the skin, it not only moisturizes, but prevents aging thanks to natural antioxidants.

Coconut oil: in addition to its caring action, it contains a slight natural sun protection.

Avocado : the fruit is high in fat, vitamins A, B and E, promotes the formation of new cells.

Honey : When applied selectively, the water-soluble plant pigments (flavonoids) contained in honey act as anti-inflammatory agents on chapped hands. In addition to pure application, it can also be mixed with oil and applied to the skin.

With these practical home remedies, proper care and a few simple rules of conduct, dry hands can usually be avoided.


Treatment of dry hands

If the skin is inflamed and crusted, you should consult a cosmetologist, who, after a thorough diagnosis, will determine the cause of the dry skin of the hands, and exclude the underlying organic disorders, prescribe the correct treatment, select preventive and home remedies. care for your hands.

The Bee Lucci clinic in Novosibirsk uses the most advanced devices and techniques to treat dry hand skin:

Deep moisturizing with the Jet Peel gas-liquid peeling procedure

Jet Peel does more than saturate the skin with moisture. In addition to moisturizing, you will also receive mild peeling, lymphatic drainage and skin tightening.

ForeverYoung BBL

The procedure stimulates the synthesis of collagen and elastin, starts processes in the body that increase its own ability to fight skin aging.

Bio-Ultimate Gold Microcurrent Therapy

Your skin is instantly saturated with moisture, finds natural radiance and freshness! The result is visible immediately after the procedure.