Cognitive bias in professional hand hygiene and feedback: A national online-survey on overconfidence in Germany. (August 2019)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Bushuven, Stefan; Weidenbusch, Marc; Mohr, Stefan; Delis, Achilles; Fischer, Martin R.; Juenger, Jana; Dettenkofer, Markus
• Is Part Of: Infection control and hospital epidemiology. Volume 40:Number 8(2019)
• Page Start: 943
• Page End: 946
• Publication Date: 2019-08
• Subjects: Nosocomial infections -- Epidemiology -- Periodicals; Health facilities -- Sanitation -- Periodicals; Hospital buildings -- Sanitation -- Periodicals; Cross Infection -- Periodicals; Epidemiology -- Periodicals; Hospitals -- Periodicals; Infection Control -- Periodicals; 614.44
• DOI: 10.1017/ice.2019.156
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0899-823X

Abstract

Abstract: To evaluate learning motivation barriers in infection control and feedback competences, we conducted a national online survey in Germany. Among 767 healthcare workers, overconfidence effects could be detected independent from age, gender, profession, education, and hospital-size. The identified effects may impair learning motivation relevant for supervisors and educators in infection control.