Patients' Hand Hygiene at Home Predicts Their Hand Hygiene Practices in the Hospital
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Patients' hand hygiene at home predicts their hand hygiene practices in the hospital.
We examine factors associated with hand hygiene practices of hospital patients. Hygiene in the hospital decreased compared to that at home, and home practices were strongly associated with hospital practices. Understanding and leveraging the intrinsic value some patients associate with hand hygiene may be important for improving overall hospital hygiene and decreasing healthcare-associated infe...
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عنوان ژورنال: Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology
سال: 2014
ISSN: 0899-823X,1559-6834
DOI: 10.1086/675826