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October 5, 2025Proceedings of Singapore HealthcareOpen Access

Should health care workers be allowed to wear smart watches during patient care?

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DADezarae Shue Yen AngFAFazila AloweniSNSu Cheen Ng

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Overview

Simulation study examines hand hygiene effectiveness with smart watches in health care workers, implying no significant infection spread.

Key Points

  • Wearing a wristwatch may not affect hand hygiene effectiveness and does not significantly contribute to germ spread.
  • Participants in the study showed proper hand hygiene practices were more crucial than the presence of a wristwatch.
  • The simulation involved 30 healthcare workers performing hand hygiene with and without wristwatches, with UV imagery to assess germ transmission.
  • Emphasis on hand hygiene education is vital to mitigate potential infection control risks associated with wearing wristwatches.

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Ang et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68e25385d6d66a53c2474ee8https://doi.org/10.1177/20101058251378568
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