The Hawthorne Effect in Infection Prevention and Epidemiology

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...

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Published in:Infection control and hospital epidemiology 2015-12, Vol.36 (12), p.1444-1450
Main Authors: Chen, Luke F, Vander Weg, Mark W, Hofmann, David A, Reisinger, Heather Schacht
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Behavior
Bias
Communicable Diseases - epidemiology
Communicable Diseases - transmission
Disease control
Effect Modifier, Epidemiologic
Epidemiology
Hand Disinfection
Health Behavior
Humans
Hygiene
Infection Control - methods
Infections
Nursing
Observational Studies as Topic
Patient safety
Placebo effect
Productivity
Research Subjects - psychology
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Summary: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.
ISSN:0899-823X
1559-6834
DOI:10.1017/ice.2015.216