Handtastic Box® is a purposely designed tool for assurance of hand hygiene best practices in the pharmacy and hospital settings. It consists of three modules: Handwash, Handrub and Sterile glove gowning. All three modules can be used individually or consecutively. Each module trains two people and lasts approx. 20 minutes.

Handtastic Box ® provides an alternative way to effectively train a wide range of health-care professionals in a playful manner. Its game-based, interactive approach with visualization and tactile features allows participants to get a memorable training experience, which results in behavioural changes and increased adherence to hand hygiene recommendations. The effectiveness of Handtastic Box® has been tested and validated scientifically during the study conducted by HUG Pharmacy Department in summer 2021. 

How the training with Handtastic Box® affected competence and behaviour of the trainees:

• • Average test scores on theoretical knowledge increased from 56.3% to 93.7%.
  • Average Confidence of the participants related to the trained topic increase from 66.4% to 95.7%.
  • The adherence of the practical execution of the trained procedure in daily operations improved by 91.5% if monitored over the duration of 1 month.