Clinical glove use: Healthcare workers' actions and perceptions

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 86, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 110-116

  Loveday, H P ^a   Lynam, S ^a   Singleton, J ^b   Wilson, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WEST LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE HEALTHCARE NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Behaviour; Cross contamination; Gloves; Hand hygiene; Healthcare workers

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CONFUSION (UNCERTAINTY); CONTAMINATION; DISGUST; DRIVER; EMOTION; FEAR; HAND WASHING; HEALTH BELIEF; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HOSPITAL POLICY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MEDICAL AUDIT; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIALIZATION; SURGICAL GLOVE; UNITED KINGDOM; WARD;

BEHAVIOUR; CROSS-CONTAMINATION; GLOVES; HAND HYGIENE; HEALTHCARE WORKERS;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CROSS INFECTION; GLOVES, PROTECTIVE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HOSPITALS; HUMANS;

EID: 84893650272     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: 15322939     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2013.11.003     Document Type: Article

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