Effectiveness of an electronic hand hygiene monitoring system on healthcare workers' compliance to guidelines

Journal of Infection and Public Health

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 117-126

  Al Salman, J M ^a   Hani, S ^b   de Marcellis Warin, N ^b,c   Fatima Isa, Sister ^a  

^a Salmaniya Hospital   (Bahrain)

^b ÉCOLE POLYTECHNIQUE DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^c CIRANO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Hand hygiene compliance; Healthcare technology; Resistance to change

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BAHRAIN; CASE STUDY; CORONARY CARE UNIT; CROSS INFECTION; ELECTRONIC HAND HYGIENE MONITORING SYSTEM; HAND WASHING; HEALTHCARE ASSOCIATED INFECTION; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; HYGIENE PRODUCT; INFECTION PREVENTION; INTENSIVE CARE; NURSE; PHYSICIAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTOCOL COMPLIANCE; ELECTRONICS; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL MONITORING; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; INFECTION CONTROL; PROCEDURES;

BAHRAIN; CROSS INFECTION; ELECTRONICS; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL MONITORING; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HAND HYGIENE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL;

EID: 84933676948     PISSN: 18760341     EISSN: 1876035X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jiph.2014.07.019     Document Type: Article

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