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Table 1 Summary of Interventions Employed in the Intervention Hospitals During the Study

From: Infection control interventions in small rural hospitals with limited resources: results of a cluster-randomized feasibility trial

Hospital

Bed size

Group education

Education type

Posters

Poster audit*

Poster rotations

Rewards

Buttons

Ink pens

Back scratchers

Candy bars

1

38

Yes, 12 sessions

games, demonstration, feedback, videos, displays, testing, handouts

Yes

22

unknown

buttons, ink pens, backscratchers, candy, food, other prizes

140

251**

80

51*

2

21

Yes, 4 sessions

lectures, feedback of compliance data

Yes

20

rotated once

buttons, ink pens, backscratchers, candy, food

105

154**

55**

44

3

20

No, one-on-one only

acadmic detailing of individual staff

Yes

20

unknown

 

36

0

36

0

4

183

Yes, 6 sessions

games, videos, feedback, poster contest

Yes

32

unknown

ink pens, backscratchers, candy, food

300***

950

450**

290**

5

50

Yes, 4 sessions

feedback of compliance data

Yes

18

every 1–2 wks

buttons, ink pens, backscratchers, candy, food/luncheon, GlowGerm

287

280

135

96**

  1. *Investigative team audit of the number of posters hanging in the hospital during visit.
  2. **Most popular items at individual hospital.
  3. ***These buttons were recycled to other hospitals.