Patient and provider perspectives on methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus: A qualitative assessment of knowledge, beliefs, and behavior

Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 82-90

  Hill, Jennifer N ^a   Evans, Charlesnika T ^a,b   Cameron, Kenzie A ^b   Rogers, Thea J ^a   Risa, Kathleen ^c   Kellie, Susan ^d   Richardson, Michael S A ^a   Anderson, Vicki ^e   Goldstein, Barry ^f   Guihan, Marylou ^a,b  

^a HINES VA HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS   (United States)

^d NEW MEXICO VA HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^e CLEMENT J ZABLOCKI VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^f VA Spinal Cord Injury and Disorders Services   (United States)

Author keywords

Hand hygiene; Infectious disease; Methicillin resistant; Paraplegia; Patient education; Prevention; Spinal cord injuries; Staphylococcus aureus; Tetraplegia; Veterans

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HAND WASHING; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH BELIEF; HOME CARE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS INFECTION; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OUTPATIENT CARE; PATIENT EDUCATION; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SPINAL CORD INJURY; VETERAN;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; SPINAL CORD DISEASES; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; VETERANS;

EID: 84877631860     PISSN: 10790268     EISSN: 20457723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/2045772312Y.0000000073     Document Type: Article

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