Journal article
Characteristics of national and statewide health care–associated infection surveillance programs: A qualitative study
PL Russo, SM Havers, AC Cheng, M Richards, N Graves, L Hall
American Journal of Infection Control | MOSBY-ELSEVIER | Published : 2016
Abstract
Background There are many well-established national health care–associated infection surveillance programs (HAISPs). Although validation studies have described data quality, there is little research describing important characteristics of large HAISPs. The aim of this study was to broaden our understanding and identify key characteristics of large HAISPs. Methods Semi-structured interviews were conducted with purposively selected leaders from national and state-based HAISPs. Interview data were analyzed following an interpretive description process. Results Seven semi-structured interviews were conducted over a 6-month period during 2014-2015. Analysis of the data generated 5 distinct charac..
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Awarded by National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Acknowledgements
P.L.R. acknowledges the Rosemary Norman Foundation and the Nurses Memorial Centre through the award of the "Babe" Norman Scholarship for PhD studies and also receives minor support from National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)-funded Centre of Research Excellence in Reducing Healthcare Associated Infection (grant 1030103). S.M.H. receives support from NHMRC-funded Centre of Research Excellence in Reducing Healthcare Associated Infection (grant 1030103). A.C.C. is supported by an NHMRC Career Development Fellowship (grant 1068732). N.G. is funded by a NHMRC Practitioner Fellowship (grant 1059565). M.R. receives no financial support. L.H. receives funding from the NHMRC-funded Centre of Research Excellence in Reducing Healthcare Associated Infection (grant 1030103).