title: Perceived effectiveness of messages promoting hand hygiene.
abstract: Eighty-six infection control specialists evaluated 24 messages promoting hand hygiene (HH). Brief, simple messages using appeals to social situations and to ego (self-efficacy) were rated as most likely to increase HH compliance.
authors.affiliation: University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN. Electronic address: retaylor@utk.edu.
authors.forename: Ronald E
authors.initials: RE
authors.lastname: Taylor
mesh_terms: D003428:Cross Infection / Q000517:prevention & control*; D019983:Guideline Adherence / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D063373:Hand Hygiene / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D017053:Infection Control / Q000379:methods*; D010465:Perception; D017010:Reminder Systems
keywords: Design; Hand hygiene; Infection control; Message; Message strategy