Construct validity—Current issues and recommendations for future hand hygiene research

Volume: 45, Issue: 5, Pages: 521 - 527
Published: May 1, 2017
Abstract
Health care-associated infection is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality. Hand hygiene is widely regarded as an effective prevention strategy. Often, hand hygiene research is designed and conducted by health care practitioners who may lack formal training in research methods, particularly in the area of social science. In a research context, a construct is a concept that can be measured or observed in some way. A construct can be directly...
Paper Details
Title
Construct validity—Current issues and recommendations for future hand hygiene research
Published Date
May 1, 2017
Volume
45
Issue
5
Pages
521 - 527
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