Open AccessThe effect of persuasive messages on hospital visitors’ hand hygiene behavior.
Author(s) -
Susanne Gaube,
Peter Fischer,
Verena Windl,
Eva Lermer
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
health psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.548
H-Index - 164
eISSN - 1930-7810
pISSN - 0278-6133
DOI - 10.1037/hea0000854
Subject(s) - persuasion , psycinfo , hygiene , intervention (counseling) , reciprocity (cultural anthropology) , psychological intervention , psychology , behavior change , medicine , applied psychology , social psychology , medline , psychiatry , pathology , political science , law
Hospital visitors pose a risk for transmitting pathogens that can cause health care-associated infections. The present study aimed to test an evidence-based intervention to improve visitors' hand hygiene behavior through persuasive messages.
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