TY - JOUR
T1 - Hand hygiene in long-term care facilities
T2 - A multicenter study of knowledge, attitudes, practices, and barriers
AU - Ashraf, Muhammad Salman
AU - Hussain, Syed Wasif
AU - Agarwal, Nimit
AU - Ashraf, Sadaf
AU - EL-Kass, Gabriel
AU - Hussain, Roshan
AU - Nemat, Hashim
AU - Haller, Nairmeen
AU - Pekmezaris, Renee
AU - Sison, Cristina
AU - Walia, Rajni
AU - Eichorn, Ann
AU - Cal, Charles
AU - Dlugacz, Yosef
AU - Edwards, Barbara T.
AU - Louis, Betina
AU - Alano, Gloria
AU - Wolf-Klein, Gisele
PY - 2010/7
Y1 - 2010/7
N2 - An anonymous survey of 1143 employees in 17 nursing facilities assessed knowledge of, attitudes about, self-perceived compliance with, and barriers to implementing the 2002 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention hand hygiene guidelines. Overall, employees reported positive attitudes toward the guidelines but differed with regard to knowledge, compliance, and perceived barriers. These findings provide guidance for practice improvement programs in longterm care settings.
AB - An anonymous survey of 1143 employees in 17 nursing facilities assessed knowledge of, attitudes about, self-perceived compliance with, and barriers to implementing the 2002 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention hand hygiene guidelines. Overall, employees reported positive attitudes toward the guidelines but differed with regard to knowledge, compliance, and perceived barriers. These findings provide guidance for practice improvement programs in longterm care settings.
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U2 - 10.1086/653821
DO - 10.1086/653821
M3 - Article
C2 - 20500037
AN - SCOPUS:77953855436
SN - 0899-823X
VL - 31
SP - 758
EP - 762
JO - Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology
JF - Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology
IS - 7
ER -