Information School, University of Sheffield, Sheffield S1 4DP, UK.
School of Design, University of Leeds, Woodhouse, Leeds LS2 9JT, UK.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2022 Aug 3;19(15):9531. doi: 10.3390/ijerph19159531.
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.
一项在线调查在来自不同组织的员工中进行，以了解他们对在工作场所使用智能手部消毒剂的想法的态度。这些消毒剂能够实时监测，并根据使用者的手部卫生行为提供不同的反馈。在某些情况下，消毒剂可以监测个人，从而有可能识别出手部卫生低于一定标准的工人。该调查于 2021 年 7 月至 8 月期间在 COVID-19 大流行期间进行。从 314 名受访者收集的数据表明，他们支持该技术的某些功能，但也对隐私侵犯和强制的可能性表示担忧。对该技术可能实施的态度因样本的某些特征而有很大差异，但尤其与年龄有关。年龄高于中位数的受访者更有可能支持以促进和执行手部卫生措施的方式使用数据。
