Barriers to hand hygiene compliance in intensive care units during the COVID-19 pandemic: A qualitative study

M Ahmadipour, M Dehghan, M Ahmadinejad… - Frontiers in public …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Background The practice of hand washing is an effective way to prevent contamination and
disease transmission. Following the COVID-19 pandemic, hand washing has become …

[HTML][HTML] Behavioural drivers and barriers for adopting microbial applications in arable farms: Evidence from the Netherlands and Germany

AF Tensi, F Ang, HJ Van der Fels-Klerx - Technological Forecasting and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Microbial applications contribute to more sustainable agriculture by stimulating plant growth,
increasing resistance to pests and diseases and relieving stresses from climate change. To …

Do task and item difficulty affect overestimation of one's hand hygiene compliance? A cross-sectional survey of physicians and nurses in surgical clinics of six …

J Lamping, I Tomsic, M Stolz, C Krauth… - … Resistance & Infection …, 2022 - Springer
Background One barrier to hand hygiene compliance is overestimation of one's own
performance. Overconfidence research shows that overestimation tends to be higher for …

Understanding hand hygiene behaviour in the intensive care unit to inform interventions: an interview study

K Lambe, S Lydon, C Madden, J McSharry… - BMC health services …, 2020 - Springer
Background Improving hand hygiene (HH) compliance is one of the most important, but
elusive, goals of infection control. The purpose of this study was to use the capability (C) …

[HTML][HTML] Differences in observed and self-reported compliance with 'Five Moments for Hand Hygiene'as a function of the empathy of healthcare workers

S Diefenbacher, C Plotzki… - Journal of Hospital …, 2022 - Elsevier
Background Hand hygiene at critical time-points (as established by the WHO model 'Five
moments for hand hygiene') remains the leading measure for minimising the risk of …

Understanding consumer behavior patterns in antibiotic usage for upper respiratory tract infections: A study protocol based on the COM-B framework

Z Duan, C Liu, M Han, D Wang, X Zhang… - Research in Social and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Background Irrational use of antibiotics is prevalent worldwide. But our understanding on
consumer behaviors in the use of antibiotics is very limited. This study aims to identify …

Washing our hands of the problem

C Lynch, N Mahida… - Journal of Hospital …, 2020 - journalofhospitalinfection.com
The JHI has a long history of publishing on hand hygiene, with a review article as early as
1983 highlighting that hands are the most common vehicle of transmission in the hospital …

IMProving care After inherited Cancer Testing (IMPACT) study: protocol of a randomized trial evaluating the efficacy of two interventions designed to improve cancer …

D Cragun, J Beckstead, M Farmer, G Hooker, M Dean… - BMC cancer, 2021 - Springer
Background Implementing genetic testing for inherited cancer predisposition into routine
clinical care offers a tremendous opportunity for cancer prevention and early detection …

Applying the capability, opportunity, motivation, and behavior model to identify opportunities to increase pharmacist comfort dispensing naloxone in Texas: A structural …

TJ Varisco, CG Downs, KR Rathburn… - International Journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Background The prevalence of opioid use and misuse in the United States contributed to
48,000 opioid related deaths in 2018. Naloxone, a potent opioid reversal agent, can be …

Harnessing implementation science to optimize harm prevention in critically ill children: a pilot study of bedside nurse CLABSI bundle performance in the pediatric …

CZ Woods-Hill, K Papili, E Nelson, K Lipinski… - American journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Objective Central-line associated bloodstream infection (CLABSI) is associated with
increased mortality, morbidity, and cost in hospitalized children. An evidence-based bundle …