Variation in veterans affairs hospitals’ UV-C surface disinfection systems guidance documents: a qualitative content analysis
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) does not have system-wide standardized policies or procedures for ultraviolet-C (UV-C) use. Qualitative researchers performed content analysis of VAV UV-C guidance documents. We observed that lack of specificity and uniformity across guidance documents is a potential barrier to UV-C implementation and future quality control.
Authors
- Ana‐Monica Racila (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5751-5422)
- Trina F. Zabarsky (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4224-8189)
- Stacey Hockett Sherlock (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3180-782X)
- Julia Walhof (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-5125-0290)
- Eli N. Perencevich (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3721-3355)
- Kimberly Dukes (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6977-4221)
- Cassie Cunningham Goedken (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0990-1799)
- Bernardino Guerrero (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-8907-5072)
- Daniel Suh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-9163-4354)
Institutions
- University of Iowa (US)
- Veterans Health Administration (US)
- Iowa City VA Health Care System (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Antimicrobial Stewardship & Healthcare Epidemiology
- Published
- 2025-01-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1017/ash.2025.10047
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Infection Control in Healthcare
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.40
Funders
- U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
- Quality Enhancement Research Initiative