Table 1.

Perceptions of Nurse (RN) Managers and Environmental Services (EVS) Supervisors During the 28-Month BETR Disinfection Study

	Study Arm
	Quat, No. (%)	Quat/UV, No. (%)	Bleach, No. (%)	Bleach and UV, No. (%)
Did you perceive increase in delay with room cleaning?
EVS	N = 39	N = 41	N = 32	N = 33
No	27 (69.2)	11 (26.8)	17 (53.1)	19 (57.6)
Yes – slight	8 (20.5)	17 (41.5)	5 (15.6)	12 (36.4)
Yes – substantial	2 (5.1)	5 (12.2)	0 (0.0)	1 (3.0)
RN	N = 83	N = 68	N = 44	N = 93
No	43 (51.8)	30 (44.1)	26 (59.1)	41 (44.1)
Yes – slight	7 (8.4)	25 (36.8)	9 (20.5)	36 (38.7)
Yes – substantial	1 (1.2)	4 (5.9)	3 (6.8)	8 (8.6)
Did EVS supervisors receive complaints about delays?	N = 39	N = 41	N = 32	N = 33
From housekeepers
No	29 (74.4)	22 (53.7)	21 (65.6)	19 (57.6)
Yes – few	9 (23.1)	16 (39.0)	8 (25.0)	11 (33.3)
Yes – a lot	0 (0.0)	2 (4.9)	2 (6.3)	2 (6.1)
From nurse managers
No	23 (59.0)	10 (24.4)	16 (39.0)	12 (36.4)
Yes – few	11 (28.2)	19 (46.3)	12 (29.3)	18 (54.5)
Yes – a lot	2 (5.1)	11 (26.8)	2 (4.9)	3 (9.1)
From bed control managers
No	27 (69.2)	17 (41.5)	19 (46.3)	14 (42.4)
Yes – few	11 (28.2)	17 (41.5)	11 (26.8)	16 (48.5)
Yes – a lot	1 (2.6)	6 (14.6)	1 (2.4)	1 (3.0)
How did RN managers feel that the rooms were cleaned?	N = 83	N = 68	N = 44	N = 93
Consistently every day	16 (19.3)	15 (22.1)	11 (25.0)	24 (25.8)
Consistently most every day	35 (42.2)	23 (33.8)	12 (27.3)	34 (36.6)
Consistently but occasionally ask housekeepers to return	24 (28.9)	23 (33.8)	16 (36.4)	28 (30.1)
Not cleaned consistently	8 (9.6)	7 (10.3)	0 (0.0)	8 (8.6)

Note. Quat, quaternary ammonium; UV, ultraviolet light.