The Hawthorne effect in measurements of hand hygiene compliance: a definite problem, but also an opportunity
نویسندگان
چکیده
منابع مشابه
The Hawthorne effect in measurements of hand hygiene compliance: a definite problem, but also an opportunity.
To cite: Haessler S. BMJ Qual Saf Published Online First: [please include Day Month Year] doi:10.1136/bmjqs2014-003507 The Hawthorne effect was first described in the 1950s, based on an analysis of experiments conducted three decades earlier at the Hawthorne works of the Western Electric Company in Illinois. These investigations of ways to improve productivity show that regardless of the interv...
متن کاملQuantification of the Hawthorne effect in hand hygiene compliance monitoring using an electronic monitoring system: a retrospective cohort study
BACKGROUND The Hawthorne effect, or behaviour change due to awareness of being observed, is assumed to inflate hand hygiene compliance rates as measured by direct observation but there are limited data to support this. OBJECTIVE To determine whether the presence of hand hygiene auditors was associated with an increase in hand hygiene events as measured by a real-time location system (RTLS). ...
متن کاملIntentional use of the Hawthorne effect to improve oral hygiene compliance in orthodontic patients.
The purpose of this study was to evaluate whether the home care of noncompliant adolescent orthodontic patients with "poor" oral hygiene could be improved through the use of a deception strategy designed to intentionally induce the Hawthorne effect. This effect is often cited as being responsible for oral health improvements of control groups that receive placebo treatments. It is thought that ...
متن کاملHand hygiene compliance in India
Introduction / objectives Healthcare workers (HCWs) hands are the most common vehicle for the transmission of healthcare-associated pathogens. Evidence-based guidelines for healthcare workers’ hand hygiene practices exist, but compliance with these is internationally low. Monitoring hand hygiene compliance and providing healthcare workers with feedback regarding their performance are considered...
متن کاملHand Hygiene Compliance in a Medical-Surgical Intensive Care Unit in La Habana
Background: Hand hygiene plays a key role in the prevention of healthcare-associated infection in critical patients. Objective: The current study aimed to evaluate compliance with hand hygiene practices. Methods: An observational and descriptive study was carried out in a 35-bed medical-surgical critical care unit in La Habana (Cuba...
متن کاملذخیره در منابع من
با ذخیره ی این منبع در منابع من، دسترسی به آن را برای استفاده های بعدی آسان تر کنید
ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: BMJ Quality & Safety
سال: 2014
ISSN: 2044-5415,2044-5423
DOI: 10.1136/bmjqs-2014-003507