WHO research agenda on the role of the institutional safety climate for hand hygiene improvement: a Delphi consensus-building study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Creating and sustaining an institutional climate conducive to patient and health worker safety is a critical element of successful multimodal hand hygiene improvement strategies aimed at achieving best practices. Repeated WHO global surveys indicate that the institutional safety climate consistently ranks the lowest among various interventions.

Methods

To develop an international expert consensus on research agenda priorities related to the role of institutional safety climate within the context of a multimodal hand hygiene improvement strategy, we conducted a structured consensus process involving a purposive sample of international experts. A preliminary list of research priorities was formulated following evidence mapping, and subsequently refined through a mod

SUBMITTER: Tartari E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12418544 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature