Improving healthcare worker adherence to the use of transmission-based precautions through application of human factors design: a prospective multi-centre study

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 103, Issue 1, 2019, Pages 101-105

  Williams, V R ^a   Leis, J A ^a,b   Trbovich, P ^c,d   Agnihotri, T ^a   Lee, W ^e   Joseph, B ^e   Glen, L ^e   Avaness, M ^a   Jinnah, F ^a   Salt, N ^a   Powis, J E ^e  

^a SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^d NORTH YORK GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^e TORONTO EAST GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Human factors; Personal protective equipment; Transmission based precautions

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PROTOCOL COMPLIANCE; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; TRANSMISSION BASED PRECAUTION; UNIVERSAL PRECAUTION; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CROSS INFECTION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; MULTICENTER STUDY; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PROCEDURES; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; PSYCHOLOGY;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CROSS INFECTION; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, INFECTIOUS; EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES UTILIZATION; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 85064659015     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: 15322939     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2019.03.014     Document Type: Article

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