Examining the online approaches used by hospitals in Sydney, Australia to inform patients about healthcare associated infections and infection prevention strategies

[1] Pittet D(2011)Involving the patient to ask about hospital hand hygiene: a National Patient Safety Agency feasibility study J Hosp Infect 77 299-303

[2] Panesar SS(2010)Healthcare-associated infection and the patient experience: a qualitative study using patient interviews J Hosp Infect 74 42-47

[3] Wilson K(2015)Ask, speak up, and be proactive: empowering patient infection control to prevent health care-acquired infections Am J Infect Control 43 447-453

[4] Longtin Y(2015)‘I don’t want to cause any trouble’: the attitudes of hospital patients towards patient empowerment strategies to reduce healthcare-acquired infections J Infect Prevent 16 167-173

[5] Morris T(2001)Evaluation of a patient-empowering hand hygiene programme in the UK J Hosp Infect 48 222-227

[6] Allan V(2013)Overcoming patient barriers to discussing physician hand hygiene: do patients prefer electronic reminders to other methods? Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 34 929-934

[7] Storr J(1997)Shared decision-making in the medical encounter: what does it mean?(or it takes at least two to tango) Soc Sci Med 44 681-692

[8] Cleary K(2008)Patients’ knowledge, attitudes, and behavior toward hospital-associated infections in Italy Am J Infect Control 36 39-47

[9] Donaldson L(2010)Review: engaging patients as vigilant partners in safety: a systematic review Med Care Res Rev 67 119-148

[10] Burnett E(2009)Patients and the public: knowledge, sources of information and perceptions about healthcare-associated infection J Hosp Infect 72 1-8

[1] Pittet D(2011)Involving the patient to ask about hospital hand hygiene: a National Patient Safety Agency feasibility study J Hosp Infect 77 299-303

[2] Panesar SS(2010)Healthcare-associated infection and the patient experience: a qualitative study using patient interviews J Hosp Infect 74 42-47

[3] Wilson K(2015)Ask, speak up, and be proactive: empowering patient infection control to prevent health care-acquired infections Am J Infect Control 43 447-453

[4] Longtin Y(2015)‘I don’t want to cause any trouble’: the attitudes of hospital patients towards patient empowerment strategies to reduce healthcare-acquired infections J Infect Prevent 16 167-173

[5] Morris T(2001)Evaluation of a patient-empowering hand hygiene programme in the UK J Hosp Infect 48 222-227

[6] Allan V(2013)Overcoming patient barriers to discussing physician hand hygiene: do patients prefer electronic reminders to other methods? Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 34 929-934

[7] Storr J(1997)Shared decision-making in the medical encounter: what does it mean?(or it takes at least two to tango) Soc Sci Med 44 681-692

[8] Cleary K(2008)Patients’ knowledge, attitudes, and behavior toward hospital-associated infections in Italy Am J Infect Control 36 39-47

[9] Donaldson L(2010)Review: engaging patients as vigilant partners in safety: a systematic review Med Care Res Rev 67 119-148

[10] Burnett E(2009)Patients and the public: knowledge, sources of information and perceptions about healthcare-associated infection J Hosp Infect 72 1-8