'And you'll suddenly realise 'I've not washed my hands': medical students', junior doctors' and medical educators' narratives of hygiene behaviours.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Compliance to hygiene behaviours has long been recognised as important in the prevention and control of healthcare associated infections, but medical doctors still display some of the lowest rates of compliance of all healthcare workers. We aim to understand compliance to hygiene behaviours by analysing medical students', junior doctors' and medical educators' narratives of these behaviours to identify their respective attitudes and beliefs around compliance and how these are learnt during training. Such an understanding can inform future interventions to improve compliance targeted to areas of greatest need.

Design

A qualitative study, using narrative interviews (nine focus groups and one individual interview). Data were analysed thematically using inductive frame

SUBMITTER: Cresswell P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5875678 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature