Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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8566896 | American Journal of Infection Control | 2018 | 8 Pages |
Abstract
Hand hygiene is thought to be more effective against gastrointestinal illness than it is against respiratory illness, but no clear consensus has been reached on this point. Minimal hand-hygiene interventions seem to be effective at reducing the incidence of employee illness. Along with reducing infections among employees, hand-hygiene programs in the workplace may provide additional benefits to employers by reducing the number of employee health insurance claims and improving employee morale. Future research should use objective measures of hand hygiene and illness, and explore economic impacts on employers more fully.
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Authors
Paul N. MPH, Abigail S. Gancz, Allison E. PhD, MS,