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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2008 Jul 1.
Published in final edited form as: Heart Lung. 2007;36(4):287–297. doi: 10.1016/j.hrtlng.2006.08.005

Table 1b.

Subscales comprising items measuring attitudes regarding attitudes specifically regarding the Hand Hygiene Guideline (Section 2)

Hand
Hygiene
Guideline
Subscale		 Items


Relevance 		I have confidence that the developer of the guideline is well
qualified and knowledgeable about hand hygiene.
The recommendations of the Guideline are relevant to my patient
population
The person I report to expects me to use the guideline.
The Guideline is based on sound scientific evidence.
Motivation If I follow the recommendations of the Guideline, it is likely that my
hands will be in worse shape.
It is not really practical to follow the Guideline recommendations.
I do not wish to change my hand hygiene practices, regardless of
what the Guideline recommends.
There are other guidelines regarding hand hygiene that conflict with
this one.
I don't have time to use this Guideline.
The Guideline is cumbersome and inconvenient.