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Research Studies is a compilation of published research articles funded by AHRQ or authored by AHRQ researchers.
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1 to 2 of 2 Research Studies DisplayedMusuuza JS, Barker A, Ngam C
Assessment of fidelity in interventions to improve hand hygiene of healthcare workers: a systematic review.
The researchers examined fidelity reporting in interventions to improve hand hygiene compliance and assessed 5 measures of intervention fidelity. They found that participant responsiveness and adherence to the intervention were the most frequently unreported fidelity measures, while quality of the delivery was the most frequently reported measure. To facilitate replication and effective implementation, the authors recommended that reporting fidelity should be standard practice when describing results of complex behavioral interventions such as hand hygiene.
AHRQ-funded; HS024039.
Citation: Musuuza JS, Barker A, Ngam C .
Assessment of fidelity in interventions to improve hand hygiene of healthcare workers: a systematic review.
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2016 May;37(5):567-75. doi: 10.1017/ice.2015.341.
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Keywords: Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAIs), Provider: Health Personnel, Patient Safety, Prevention
Szymczak JE
Infections and interaction rituals in the organisation: clinician accounts of speaking up or remaining silent in the face of threats to patient safety.
The author examined how clinicians talk about speaking up or not in the face of breaches in infection prevention technique. Mutual focus of attention, interactional path dependence, and the presence of an audience are reasons found that influence the decision to speak up in a clinical setting. This decision is dynamic, highly context-dependent, embedded in the interaction rituals that suffuse everyday work, and constrained by organizational dynamics.
AHRQ-funded; HS020760.
Citation: Szymczak JE .
Infections and interaction rituals in the organisation: clinician accounts of speaking up or remaining silent in the face of threats to patient safety.
Sociol Health Illn 2016 Feb;38(2):325-39. doi: 10.1111/1467-9566.12371.
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Keywords: Communication, Provider: Health Personnel, Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAIs), Patient Safety, Prevention