Facilitators and barriers for the use of ultraviolet-C disinfection for patient room cleaning at VA hospitals: a qualitative analysis
To evaluate ultraviolet-C (UV-C) disinfection, we interviewed 34 personnel at 22 Veterans Affairs (VA) hospitals. Barriers included safety concerns, patient volumes, staffing, and costs. Facilitators included education and interprofessional communication. An implementation toolkit, interprofessional collaboration, and leadership support could optimize UV-C integration into VA infection prevention.
Authors
- Ana‐Monica Racila (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5751-5422)
- Trina F. Zabarsky (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4224-8189)
- Michihiko Goto (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6612-5613)
- 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
- Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology
- Published
- 2025-11-25
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1017/ice.2025.10342
- Primary Topic
- Infection Control in Healthcare
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
- Quality Enhancement Research Initiative