Highlights
- •Hand hygiene monitoring and feedback are recommended by the WHO.
- •This review focuses on technological behavior monitoring innovations in hand hygiene.
- •Technological behavior monitoring innovations can improve hand hygiene adherence.
- •The acceptance of technological behavior monitoring innovations is crucial.
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Footnotes
M. Meng is a doctoral student at Witten/Herdecke University.
Funding/support: This study was supported by a grant from the German Ministry of Education and Research (Joint Project Number V4IIP041; PräBea 16SV7749).
Conflicts of interest: None to report.