Change in Awareness of Hand Hygiene and Its Implications
hand hygiene behavior
A further theme was represented by the increase in participants’ hand hygiene awareness owing to the use of the app. The change in awareness seemed to have been generated by the fact that participants paid more attention to the self-monitoring of the target behavior:That was simply my observation of my reaction then—you observe yourself during these four weeks incredibly—I do not know if you have also heard this from other people, but you start watching yourself.The change in awareness generated a positive loop that led to an increase in the frequency of hand hygiene behavior together with a shift in perception of the issue of hand hygiene and its implications:I certainly washed my hands more than I had before. And therefore, I have the feeling that I have certainly benefitted from it [the intervention].