A systematic review of hand hygiene improvement strategies: a behavioural approach

Implementation Science

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  Huis, Anita ^a   van Achterberg, Theo ^a   de Bruin, Marijn ^b   Grol, Richard ^a   Schoonhoven, Lisette ^a,c   Hulscher, Marlies ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Behaviour; Handwashing; Hospital acquired infection; Program evaluation; Quality improvement; Review

Indexed keywords

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BEHAVIOR; CROSS INFECTION; HAND WASHING; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; METHODOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; BEHAVIOR; CROSS INFECTION; HAND DISINFECTION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; PERSONNEL, HOSPITAL; SELF EFFICACY; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 84866153015     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17485908     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1748-5908-7-92     Document Type: Article

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