Dissemination and sustainability of a hospital-wide hand hygiene program emphasizing positive reinforcement

Mayer, Jeanmarie; Mooney, Barbara; Gundlapalli, Adi; Harbarth, Stéphan Juergen; Stoddard, Gregory J; Rubin, Michael A; Eutropius, Louise; Brinton, Britt; Samore, Matthew H

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Title		Dissemination and sustainability of a hospital-wide hand hygiene program emphasizing positive reinforcement
Authors		Mayer, Jeanmarie Mooney, Barbara Gundlapalli, Adi Harbarth, Stéphan Juergen Stoddard, Gregory J Rubin, Michael A Eutropius, Louise Brinton, Britt Samore, Matthew H show all authors [1 - 9]
Published in		Infection control and hospital epidemiology. 2011, vol. 32, no. 1, p. 59-66
Abstract		To increase and sustain hospital-wide compliance with hand hygiene through a long-term ongoing multidimensional improvement program emphasizing behavioral factors.
Keywords		Cohort Studies — Cross Infection/prevention & control — Diffusion of Innovation — Guideline Adherence — Handwashing/methods — Health Care Surveys — Humans — Hygiene — Personnel, Hospital — Reinforcement (Psychology) — Risk Reduction Behavior
Identifiers		DOI: 10.1086/657666 PMID: 21128786
Full text		Article (Published version) (283 Kb) - Limited access to UNIGE
Structures		Faculté de médecine / Section de médecine clinique / Département de médecine
Research groups		Epidémiologie et contrôle de la résistance aux antibiotiques (866) Staphylocoques dorés résistants à la méthicilline et hygiène hospitalière (330)
Citation (ISO format)		MAYER, Jeanmarie et al. Dissemination and sustainability of a hospital-wide hand hygiene program emphasizing positive reinforcement. In: Infection control and hospital epidemiology, 2011, vol. 32, n° 1, p. 59-66. doi: 10.1086/657666 https://archive-ouverte.unige.ch/unige:25211