title: Nurses' motivation to wash their hands: a standardized measurement approach.
abstract: Handwashing is a simple procedure that is critical to prevention and control of infections, yet many health care workers (HCWs) do not practice hand hygiene according to recommended guidelines. The Handwashing Assessment Inventory (HAI) is a self-report instrument that is designed to measure the motivational schema of HCWs for handwashing.
authors.affiliation: Minnesota Department of Health, Division of Disease Prevention & Control, Acute Disease Epidemiology Section, Minneapolis, MN 55440, USA. Carol.O'Boyle@health.state.mn.us
authors.forename: C A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: O'boyle
authors.forename: S J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Henly
authors.forename: L J
authors.initials: LJ
authors.lastname: Duckett
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D019983:Guideline Adherence / Q000592:standards* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006235:Hand Disinfection / Q000592:standards*; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D007389:Internal-External Control; D008960:Models, Psychological; D009042:Motivation; D015403:Nursing Evaluation Research; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000193:education / Q000523:psychology* / Q000600:supply & distribution; D012647:Self-Assessment; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires / Q000592:standards*; D017748:Time Management; D016526:Workload