Quantification of the hawthorne effect in hand hygiene compliance monitoring using an electronic monitoring system: A retrospective cohort study

BMJ Quality and Safety

Volumn 23, Issue 12, 2014, Pages 974-980

  Srigley Dr, Jocelyn A ^a,b   Furness, Colin ^c,d   Baker, G Ross ^a   Gardam, Michael ^e,f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c Infonaut Inc   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK   (Canada)

^f UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; SOAP;

ARTICLE; HAND WASHING; HAWTHORNE EFFECT; HUMAN; MEDICAL AUDIT; MONITORING; NURSING STATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; WARD; CROSS INFECTION; ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; INFECTION CONTROL; OBSERVATION; PROTOCOL COMPLIANCE; STANDARDS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; WIRELESS COMMUNICATION;

CROSS INFECTION; ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HAND HYGIENE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; OBSERVATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; WIRELESS TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 84908323059     PISSN: 20445415     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmjqs-2014-003080     Document Type: Article

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