Moghnieh 2016.
Methods | Non‐randomised trial in 1 hospital Study period: November 2015‐March 2016 Lebanon |
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Participants | Nurses | |
Interventions | Incentives in 1 intervention arm, and audit feedback in separate intervention arm vs education in control group | |
Outcomes | Observed hand hygiene compliance | |
Notes | Funding source: Not stated Declaration of interest: Not stated |
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Risk of bias | ||
Bias | Authors' judgement | Support for judgement |
Random sequence generation (selection bias) | High risk | Non‐random allocation |
Allocation concealment (selection bias) | Unclear risk | Allocation was done at the start of the study but method was not reported |
Blinding of participants and personnel (performance bias) All outcomes | High risk | Not possible to blind |
Blinding of outcome assessment (detection bias) All outcomes | Low risk | Auditors were blinded |
Incomplete outcome data (attrition bias) All outcomes | Low risk | Missing data (missed opportunities) unlikely to be very different in different arms Similar loss to follow‐up in both groups |
Selective reporting (reporting bias) | Low risk | No evidence of selective reporting |
Other bias | Low risk | No evidence |
Baseline outcomes | Low risk | Similar baseline hand hygiene compliance |
Baseline characteristics | Unclear risk | Reported as similar but no supporting data provided |
Protection from contamination | Unclear risk | Unclear if staff moved from unit to unit and would have been aware of feedback |