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How can information systems provide support to nurses’ hand hygiene performance? Using gamification and indoor location to improve hand hygiene awareness and reduce hospital infections

BACKGROUND: Hospital-acquired infections are still amongst the major problems health systems are facing. Their occurrence can lead to higher morbidity and mortality rates, increased length of hospital stay, and higher costs for both hospital and patients. Performing hand hygiene is a simple and inex...

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Autores principales: Marques, Rita, Gregório, João, Pinheiro, Fernando, Póvoa, Pedro, da Silva, Miguel Mira, Lapão, Luís Velez
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5282776/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28143613
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12911-017-0410-z