title: The Hygiene Games.
abstract: Addressing the correlation of hospital acquired infections and insufficient hand hygiene, we propose a supportive system to enhance the individual hygiene habits of health care workers. By applying gamification to incentivize health care professionals while maintaining a high standard of privacy and usability, the system focuses on technical simplicity by using concepts like bring your own device in a scaleable proof of concept implementation.
authors.affiliation: FH Aachen University of Applied Sciences, Aachen, Germany.
authors.forename: Frederic
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Klein
authors.affiliation: RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany.
authors.forename: Cassandra
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Severijns
authors.affiliation: RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany.
authors.forename: Daniela
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Albiez
authors.affiliation: RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany.
authors.forename: Eugen
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Seljutin
authors.affiliation: RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany.
authors.forename: Marko
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Jovanović
authors.affiliation: RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany.
authors.forename: Milad
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Eyvazi Hesar
mesh_terms: D003195:Computer Communication Networks / Q000295:instrumentation; D004867:Equipment Design; D019544:Equipment Failure Analysis; D019983:Guideline Adherence / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D063373:Hand Hygiene / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D018670:Monitoring, Ambulatory / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D009042:Motivation; D018910:Video Games; D059015:Wireless Technology / Q000295:instrumentation*