Applying psychological frameworks of behaviour change to improve healthcare worker hand hygiene: A systematic review

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 91, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 202-210

  Srigley, J A ^a   Corace, K ^b   Hargadon, D P ^a   Yu, D ^a   MacDonald, T ^c   Fabrigar, L ^c   Garber, G ^a  

^a PUBLIC HEALTH ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b OTTAWA HOSPITAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^c QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Behaviour; Hand hygiene; Psychology

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOR CHANGE; CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); HAND WASHING; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; LEARNING; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREDICTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REINFORCEMENT; REVIEW; STAPHYLOCOCCAL BACTEREMIA; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CROSS INFECTION; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PROCEDURES; TRANSMISSION;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CROSS INFECTION; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, INFECTIOUS; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HAND HYGIENE; HEALTH FACILITIES; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS;

EID: 84945448719     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: 15322939     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2015.06.019     Document Type: Review

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