title: Reliability and validity of hand hygiene measures.
abstract: Hand hygiene is undoubtedly the most important strategy in combating the increasing incidence and debilitating effects of multidrug-resistant organisms in healthcare. Research on effective approaches for increasing compliance with hand hygiene is imperative, but the first step is to identify how to reliably and validly measure hand hygiene. This article examines publications between the years 1990 and 2006 that address measures of hand hygiene. The findings indicate that further research is needed to identify reliable and valid measures of hand hygiene.
authors.affiliation: Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, TX, USA. Linda.Harrington@gmail.com
authors.forename: Linda
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Harrington
authors.forename: Kim
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Lesh
authors.forename: Lynda
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Doell
authors.forename: Sandra K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Ward
mesh_terms: D015706:Bibliometrics; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D006235:Hand Disinfection; D006801:Humans; D006920:Hygiene; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D014481:United States