Examining the online approaches used by hospitals in Sydney, Australia to inform patients about healthcare associated infections and infection prevention strategies

BMC Infectious Diseases

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2017, Pages

  Park, J ^a   Seale, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Hand hygiene; Health literacy; Healthcare acquired infection; Healthcare associated infections; Hospital website; Infection control and prevention; Internet; Patient information; Patient involvement

Indexed keywords

ACCESS TO INFORMATION; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; COMPUTER GRAPHICS; EMERGENCY CARE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTHCARE ASSOCIATED INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFORMATION LITERACY; INTERNET; LITERACY; ONLINE SYSTEM; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT INFORMATION; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; READING; SCORING SYSTEM; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CROSS INFECTION; HAND WASHING; HEALTH LITERACY; HOSPITAL;

AUSTRALIA; CROSS INFECTION; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; HAND HYGIENE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH LITERACY; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; INTERNET;

EID: 85038890573     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712334     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12879-017-2899-2     Document Type: Article

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