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Observance of hand washing procedures performed by the medical personnel after the patient contact. Part II.

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Garus-Pakowska, A., Sobala, W., & Szatko, F. (2013). Observance of hand washing procedures performed by the medical personnel after the patient contact. Part II. International Journal of Occupational Medicine and Environmental Health, 26(2), 257-264.
Objectives: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) as well as the World Health Organization (WHO) state that adequate hand hygiene maintained by medical personnel is…

Effects of response cost and socially-assisted interventions on hand-hygiene behavior of university students.

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Fournier, A. K., & Berry, T. D. (2012). Effects of response cost and socially-assisted interventions on hand-hygiene behavior of university students. Behavior and Social Issues, 21.
A field study was conducted to examine the effect of interventions to increase hand-hygiene behavior of university students. Student patrons of a university cafeteria were observe…

Increasing hand washing compliance with a simple visual cue.

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Ford, E. W., Boyer, B. T., Menachemi, N., & Huerta, T. R. (2014). Increasing hand washing compliance with a simple visual cue. American Journal of Public Health, 104(10), 1851-1856.
We tested the efficacy of a simple, visual cue to increase hand washing with soap and water. Automated towel dispensers in 8 public bathrooms were set to present a towel either wi…

Defending a moving target: H1N1 preparedness training for the transit industry.

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Faass, J., Greenberg, M., & Lowrie, K. W. (2013). Defending a moving target: H1N1 preparedness training for the transit industry. Health Promotion Practice, 14(1), 24-29.
To stem the spread of the novel H1N1 virus, U.S. public health officials put forth a variety of recommendations, ranging from practicing social distancing and frequent hand washin…

Hand‐washing behaviour and nurses' knowledge after a training programme.

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Erkan, T., Fındık, U. Y., & Tokuc, B. (2011). Hand‐washing behaviour and nurses' knowledge after a training programme. International Journal of Nursing Practice, 17(5), 464-469.
The aim of this study was to evaluate the nurses’ hand-washing behaviour and knowledge before and after a training programme. This prospective study involved 200 nurses who partic…

Predictors of hand-washing behavior.

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Edwards, D., Monk-Turner, E., Poorman, S., Rushing, M., Warren, S., & Willie, J. (2002). Predictors of hand-washing behavior. Social Behavior and Personality, 30(8), 751-756.
Examined hand-washing behavior of students at a large regional university. The authors observed how hand-washing behavior varies by race, gender, having an observer present, and t…

Social determinants of good hand-washing practice (GHP) among adolescents in a rural Indian community.

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Dobe, M., Mandal, R. N., & Jha, A. (2013). Social determinants of good hand-washing practice (GHP) among adolescents in a rural Indian community. Family & Community Health: The Journal of Health Promotion & Maintenance, 36(2), 172-177.
A cross-sectional study was conducted in 5 randomly selected villages to assess prevalence of good hand-washing practice (GHP) among adolescents, and describe the social determina…

Predictors of health care professionals' attitudes towards involvement in safety‐relevant behaviours.

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Davis, R., Briggs, M., Arora, S., Moss, R., & Schwappach, D. (2014). Predictors of health care professionals' attitudes towards involvement in safety‐relevant behaviours. Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice, 20(1), 12-19.
Background: Patients can make valuable contributions towards promoting the safety of their health care. Health care professionals (HCPs) could play an important role in encouragin…

Predictors of hospitalized patients' intentions to prevent healthcare harm: A cross sectional survey.

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Davis, R., Anderson, O., Vincent, C., Miles, K., & Sevdalis, N. (2012). Predictors of hospitalized patients' intentions to prevent healthcare harm: A cross sectional survey. International Journal of Nursing Studies, 49(4), 407-415.
Background: Patients can play an important role in reducing healthcare harm but little is known about the factors that may affect patients' willingness to participate. In order to…

The effectiveness of sign prompts to increase hand washing behaviors in restrooms.

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Davis, O. L., Fante, R. M., & Jacobi, L. L. (2013). The effectiveness of sign prompts to increase hand washing behaviors in restrooms. North American Journal of Psychology, 15(3), 565-576.
This research investigated the effects of descriptive prompts on the hand washing behaviors of restroom patrons. Outcome data were collected from two female and two male restrooms…
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