Dissemination and sustainability of a hospital-wide hand hygiene program emphasizing positive reinforcement

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 59-66

  Mayer, Jeanmarie ^a   Mooney, Barbara ^b   Gundlapalli, Adi ^a   Harbarth, Stephan ^d   Stoddard, Gregory J ^a   Rubin, Michael A ^a,c   Eutropius, Louise ^b   Brinton, Britt ^b   Samore, Matthew H ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION; COGNITION; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; HAND WASHING; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; HYGIENE; QUASI EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; REINFORCEMENT; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE;

COHORT STUDIES; CROSS INFECTION; DIFFUSION OF INNOVATION; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HANDWASHING; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; HYGIENE; PERSONNEL, HOSPITAL; REINFORCEMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); RISK REDUCTION BEHAVIOR;

EID: 78650776091     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/657666     Document Type: Article

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