Madden, A.D., Rutter, S. orcid.org/0000-0002-3249-5269, Stones, C. et al. (1 more author) (2022) Smart hand sanitisers in the workplace : a survey of attitudes towards an Internet of Things technology. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19 (15). 9531. ISSN 1661-7827
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.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2022 The Authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
Keywords: | hand hygiene; COVID; smart sanitiser; IoT |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Social Sciences (Sheffield) > Information School (Sheffield) |
Funding Information: | Funder Grant number Innovate UK 84154 |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 09 Aug 2022 08:25 |
Last Modified: | 09 Aug 2022 08:25 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | MDPI AG |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.3390/ijerph19159531 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:189792 |