Nudging to improve hand hygiene

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 98, Issue 4, 2018, Pages 352-358

  Caris, M G ^a   Labuschagne, H A ^a   Dekker, M ^a   Kramer, M H H ^a   van Agtmael, M A ^a   Vandenbroucke Grauls, C M J E ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cognitive bias; Hand hygiene; Nudging

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); COGNITIVE BIAS; HUMAN; HYGIENE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; WARD; WORKLOAD; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CROSS INFECTION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HAND WASHING; PROCEDURES; PROTOCOL COMPLIANCE; QUESTIONNAIRE;

BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CONTROLLED BEFORE-AFTER STUDIES; CROSS INFECTION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HAND HYGIENE; HUMANS; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 85035055758     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: 15322939     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2017.09.023     Document Type: Article

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