The effect of a patient empowerment hand hygiene programme: a single-centre study in Japan

Summary: The effectiveness of patient participation in hand hygiene (HH) programmes in Japan is unclear. This study examines the effect of a patient empowerment HH programme at a Japanese hospital. Two periods were analysed: January 2020 to November 2020 as the baseline, and December 2020 to April 2...

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Published in:	Infection Prevention in Practice
Main Authors:	Yusuke Watanabe, Asami Okugawa, Hiroshi Soeda, Tomohide Shimodaira, Satoko Sato, Hiroaki Fujita, Takehito Kobayashi, Itaru Nakamura, Hidehiro Watanabe
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Elsevier 2025-06-01
Subjects:	Hand hygiene Patient participation Patient empowerment COVID-19 Multimodal strategy
Online Access:	http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590088925000204