Self-efficacy of health professionals in hand hygiene practice: is it possible to measure?
Eliana Borges Silva PereiraAlvaro Francisco Lopes de SousaCristiane Martins CunhaIsabel CraveiroDenise de AndradePublished in: Revista brasileira de enfermagem (2020)
Despite the extensive literature on hand hygiene, there is a lack of scientific evidence regarding the use of validated instruments to measure self-efficacy of health professionals in the procedure. The use of properly validated psychometric instruments is useful to guarantee the quality of results in studies.