Saving time and resources: observational research to support adoption of a hand hygiene promotion campaign

Am J Infect Control. 2015 Jun;43(6):656-8. doi: 10.1016/j.ajic.2015.02.020. Epub 2015 Apr 1.

Abstract

Hand hygiene is the most effective way to prevent the spread of health care-associated infections, but many facilities may not have the resources or expertise to develop their own hand hygiene promotion campaign. This observational study demonstrated that a campaign developed for 1 facility could successfully contribute to behavior change at another, unrelated facility. It serves as a model and evidence that health care facilities can successfully adopt hand hygiene promotion campaigns developed and validated at other facilities.

Keywords: Health communication; Health promotion campaign; Message design; Social marketing.

Publication types

  • Observational Study

MeSH terms

  • Cross Infection / prevention & control*
  • Cross Infection / transmission
  • Hand Hygiene / methods
  • Hand Hygiene / organization & administration*
  • Health Promotion / methods
  • Health Promotion / organization & administration*
  • Humans
  • Information Dissemination
  • Models, Organizational*
  • Occupational Health*