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Observational bias within a hospital-wide hand hygiene program.

Amy E BadwaikRobert P TuckerPeggy LeungMichael Klompas
Published in: Infection control and hospital epidemiology (2021)
We assessed the extent to which healthcare workers report more favorable hand hygiene rates when observing members of their own professional group versus other groups' observations of them. Healthcare workers consistently reported higher compliance rates for their own group compared to others' observations of them (97 vs 92%; P ≤ .001).
Keyphrases
  • healthcare
  • quality improvement
  • oral health
  • emergency department
  • adverse drug
  • acute care