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. 2017 Sep 1;2017(9):CD005186. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD005186.pub4

Higgins 2013.

Methods Design: ITS
Study period: Baseline for 2 months in November ‐ December 2009 and multimodal campaign to end of 2010. Then in autumn 2011 an e‐learning hand hygiene game was added; it was moved from ward to ward on a mobile station. Data collected until end of first quarter of 2012
 Ireland
Participants Healthcare workers in 1 hospital
Interventions An e‐learning hand hygiene game: 1 week per unit, twice in1 year. Staff members had multiple opportunities to use it during that time on unit
Outcomes Hand hygiene compliance
Notes Inappropriate analysis for ITS (no segmented regression or equivalent)
Funding source: None
Declaration of interest: None
Risk of bias
Bias Authors' judgement Support for judgement
Blinding of participants and personnel (performance bias) 
 All outcomes High risk E‐learning hand hygiene game stations used so participants aware of intervention
Blinding of outcome assessment (detection bias) 
 All outcomes High risk E‐learning hand hygiene game stations used and visible so observers aware of intervention
Incomplete outcome data (attrition bias) 
 All outcomes Low risk Missing data (missed opportunities) unlikely to be very different in various study periods
Selective reporting (reporting bias) Low risk All relevant outcomes were reported
Other bias Low risk None noted
Intervention independent High risk Extra ABHR stations added during the study period and there were 2 interventions occurring at the same time: 1) multimodal and 2) e‐learning hand hygiene game
Shape of effect pre‐specified Low risk Point of analysis is point of intervention
Intervention had no effect on data collection Low risk Same data collection method before and after