1188. Calibrating a Product Use Metric for Hand Hygiene Compliance
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Hand hygiene: product preference and compliance.
BACKGROUND Hospitals are trying to improve patient hand hygiene by providing handwashing products at the bedside. Patients' compliance with handwashing depends on their satisfaction with hygiene products but no one has looked at which products patients prefer. Research on this will help hospitals target hand hygiene more appropriately and effectively. AIM To explore patient satisfaction with ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Open Forum Infectious Diseases
سال: 2019
ISSN: 2328-8957
DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofz360.1051