Understanding Barriers to Optimal Cleaning and Disinfection in Hospitals: A Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices Survey of Environmental Services Workers
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- 1 August 2016
- journal article
- concise communications
- Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology
- Vol. 37 (12) , 1492-1495
Abstract
In this study, we used an online survey to assess knowledge, attitudes, and practices related to environmental cleaning and other infection prevention strategies among environmental services workers (ESWs) at 5 hospitals. Our findings suggest that ESWs could benefit from additional education and feedback as well as new strategies to address workflow challenges.Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2016;1492–1495Keywords
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