Journal article
The Hawthorne Effect in Infection Prevention and Epidemiology
Infection control and hospital epidemiology, Vol.36(12), pp.1444-1450
12/2015
DOI: 10.1017/ice.2015.216
PMID: 26383964
Abstract
The Hawthorne Effect is a prevalent observer effect that causes behavioral changes among participants of epidemiological studies or infection control interventions. The purpose of the review is to describe the origins of the Hawthorne Effect, to understand the term in relation to current scientific literature, to describe characteristics of the Hawthorne effect, and to discuss methods to quantify and overcome limitations associated with the Hawthorne Effect.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- The Hawthorne Effect in Infection Prevention and Epidemiology
- Creators
- Luke F Chen - 1Program for Infection Prevention and Epidemiology,Duke University Medical Center,Durham,North CarolinaMark W Vander Weg - 4Center for Comprehensive Access and Delivery Research and Evaluation,Iowa City Veterans Affairs Health Care System,Iowa City,IowaDavid A Hofmann - 7Department of Organizational Behavior and Strategy,Kenan-Flagler Business School,University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill,Chapel Hill,North CarolinaHeather Schacht Reisinger - 4Center for Comprehensive Access and Delivery Research and Evaluation,Iowa City Veterans Affairs Health Care System,Iowa City,Iowa
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Infection control and hospital epidemiology, Vol.36(12), pp.1444-1450
- DOI
- 10.1017/ice.2015.216
- PMID
- 26383964
- NLM abbreviation
- Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol
- ISSN
- 0899-823X
- eISSN
- 1559-6834
- Publisher
- United States
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 12/2015
- Academic Unit
- Psychological and Brain Sciences; Center for Social Science Innovation; Injury Prevention Research Center; Community and Behavioral Health; Internal Medicine
- Record Identifier
- 9984064195402771
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