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Table 3 Internal and emotional motivation regarding hand hygiene among healthcare workers

From: Hand hygiene knowledge, attitude, barriers and improvement measures among healthcare workers in the Republic of Korea: a cross-sectional survey exploring interprofessional differences

Variables

Total

Nurse

Physician

Other healthcare workers

P value

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

I do hand hygiene to become a role model to my colleagues.

4.66

1.71

4.82a

1.69

4.32b

1.68

4.20b

1.76

< 0.001

Hand hygiene posters and screensavers help with hand hygiene.

5.06

1.46

5.17a

1.46

4.59b

1.44

5.21a

1.39

< 0.001

I want to receive feedback on hand hygiene and improve my performance.

5.13

1.42

5.18

1.45

5.01

1.24

5.00

1.47

0.195

I can do better hand hygiene if the sink is near.

5.61

1.38

5.71a

1.38

5.25b

1.32

5.63

1.46

< 0.001

Soap or hand towels are provided in each hospital room for good hand hygiene.

5.41

1.70

5.49a

1.74

5.05b

1.56

5.59a

1.56

0.003

If I could get a promotion for hand hygiene, I would do better hand hygiene.

5.26

1.64

5.40a

1.61

4.92b

1.65

4.94b

1.69

< 0.001

Our hospital staff regularly receive feedback on hand hygiene practices.

5.62

1.29

5.83a

1.19

4.90b

1.39

5.57a

1.24

< 0.001

Hand hygiene is the most important in my work.

5.48

1.39

5.70a

1.25

4.63b

1.57

5.53a

1.34

< 0.001

  1. SD, standard deviation
  2. a,b indicate a significant mean difference between groups a and b