To evaluate the effects of a simplified hand washing improvement program in schoolchildren with mild intellectual disability: A pilot study

Research in Developmental Disabilities

Volumn 35, Issue 11, 2014, Pages 3014-3025

  Lee, Regina L T ^a   Lee, Paul H ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Effectiveness; Multisensory stimulation; Schoolchildren with mild intellectual disability; Simplified hand hygiene program

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD CARE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HAND WASHING; HUMAN; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; INTERRATER RELIABILITY; MALE; MULTIMEDIA; PILOT STUDY; PRETEST POSTTEST DESIGN; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PROGRAM EFFECTIVENESS; PROGRAM IMPACT; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUASI EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; REWARD; SCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL HYGIENE; TASK PERFORMANCE; VISUAL STIMULATION; EDUCATION OF INTELLECTUALLY DISABLED; HEALTH EDUCATION; INFECTION CONTROL; PROCEDURES; PROGRAM EVALUATION; REINFORCEMENT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

CHILD; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE CONTROL; EDUCATION OF INTELLECTUALLY DISABLED; FEMALE; HAND DISINFECTION; HAND HYGIENE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMANS; INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY; KNOWLEDGE OF RESULTS (PSYCHOLOGY); MALE; MULTIMEDIA; PILOT PROJECTS; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 84940265946     PISSN: 08914222     EISSN: 18733379     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ridd.2014.07.016     Document Type: Article

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