Explaining the effects of two different strategies for promoting hand hygiene in hospital nurses: A process evaluation alongside a cluster randomised controlled trial

Implementation Science

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Huis, Anita ^a   Holleman, Gerda ^a   van Achterberg, Theo ^a   Grol, Richard ^a   Schoonhoven, Lisette ^a,b   Hulscher, Marlies ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Handwashing; Implementation; Infection control; Leadership; Process evaluation; Quality improvement; Randomised controlled trial

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS INFECTION; HAND WASHING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; METHODOLOGY; MULTICENTER STUDY; NETHERLANDS; NURSING; NURSING STAFF; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CROSS INFECTION; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HAND DISINFECTION; HAND HYGIENE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; NETHERLANDS; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE);

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84875864197     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17485908     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1748-5908-8-41     Document Type: Article

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