Should self-assessment methods be used to measure compliance with handwashing recommendations? A study carried out in a French university hospital

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 32, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 384-390

  Moret, Leïla ^a,c   Tequi, Brigitte ^b   Lombrail, Pierre ^a  

^a Public Health Department   (France)

^b University Hospital   (Switzerland)

^c Hop S Jacques Ctr Hosp Univ N   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; FRANCE; HAND WASHING; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; HYGIENE; INFECTION CONTROL; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL STUDENT; NURSE; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PHYSICIAN; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF REPORT; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TRAINING; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ADULT; CROSS INFECTION; FEMALE; FRANCE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HANDWASHING; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; MALE; MEDICAL STAFF, HOSPITAL; NURSES' AIDES; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; OBSERVATION; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SELF ASSESSMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); SELF-EVALUATION PROGRAMS;

EID: 7444257377     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2004.02.004     Document Type: Article

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