Improving Hand Hygiene Compliance in Healthcare Settings Using Behavior Change Theories: Reflections

Teaching and Learning in Medicine

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 374-382

  Al Tawfiq, Jaffar A ^a   Pittet, Didier ^b  

^a DHAHRAN HEALTH CENTER   (Saudi Arabia)

^b GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

behavioral theory; hand hygiene; infection control

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CROSS INFECTION; EDUCATION; HAND WASHING; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; MOTIVATION; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RISK REDUCTION; STANDARD; THEORETICAL MODEL;

CROSS INFECTION; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HAND HYGIENE; HEALTH FACILITIES; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; MOTIVATION; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; RISK REDUCTION BEHAVIOR;

EID: 84886429645     PISSN: 10401334     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10401334.2013.827575     Document Type: Article

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