Interruption of COVID 19 pandemic

The learning of appropriate hand washing technique through repetitive watching of a video depicting an adult with DS washing his hands will be studied.

This study is a next step in evaluating the use of videos depicting a person with DS demonstrating hand washing. The initial study demonstrated improvement in hand washing technique with a verbal explanation of hand washing technique using an Illinois Department of Public Health handout and viewing one of the handwashing videos one time. The study demonstrated a statistical significant difference between learning by viewing the handout and a video of an adult with DS washing his hands vs just viewing the handout.viewing a handout Likely due to small sample size, the study did not demonstrate statistical significance between watching the video of a person with DS washing his hands vs watching the other videos but the trend for the best improvement in handwashing technique was for the group viewing another person with DS demonstrating the handwashing. The hypothesis of this study is that repeated viewing of a video and practicing hand washing will lead to even greater improvement in hand washing technique.

Inclusion criteria

Individuals with:

• DS aged 18 and older
• The ability to use a checklist or to be taught how to use a checklist
• The ability to use a tablet or to be taught how to use a tablet
• Access to an Internet connection

Exclusion criteria

Individuals who:

• Are not yet adults
• Are unwilling to consent and/or assent
• Are unable or unwilling to return the ADSC for the 1 month and 2 months follow up visits
• sensitivity to soap