Skip to main content

Main menu

  • HOME
  • ARTICLES
    • Current Issue
    • Ahead of Print
    • Archives
    • Abstracts In Press
    • Special Issue Archive
    • Subject Collections
  • INFO FOR
    • Authors
    • Reviewers
    • Call For Papers
    • Subscribers
    • Advertisers
  • SUBMIT
    • Manuscript
    • Peer Review
  • ABOUT
    • The JABFM
    • The Editing Fellowship
    • Editorial Board
    • Indexing
    • Editors' Blog
  • CLASSIFIEDS
  • Other Publications
    • abfm

User menu

Search

  • Advanced search
American Board of Family Medicine
  • Other Publications
    • abfm
American Board of Family Medicine

American Board of Family Medicine

Advanced Search

  • HOME
  • ARTICLES
    • Current Issue
    • Ahead of Print
    • Archives
    • Abstracts In Press
    • Special Issue Archive
    • Subject Collections
  • INFO FOR
    • Authors
    • Reviewers
    • Call For Papers
    • Subscribers
    • Advertisers
  • SUBMIT
    • Manuscript
    • Peer Review
  • ABOUT
    • The JABFM
    • The Editing Fellowship
    • Editorial Board
    • Indexing
    • Editors' Blog
  • CLASSIFIEDS
  • JABFM on Bluesky
  • JABFM On Facebook
  • JABFM On Twitter
  • JABFM On YouTube
Research ArticleOriginal Research

Hand Hygiene and Face Touching in Family Medicine Offices: A Cincinnati Area Research and Improvement Group (CARInG) Network Study

Nancy C. Elder, Will Sawyer, Harini Pallerla, Sara Khaja and Monica Blacker
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine May 2014, 27 (3) 339-346; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2014.03.130242
Nancy C. Elder
From the Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH (MCE, HP); Sharonville Family Medicine, Cincinnati, Ohio (WS); the Bethesda Family Medicine Residency, Cincinnati, Ohio (SK); and the Northeast Ohio College of Medicine, Rootstown (MB).
MD, MSPH
  • Find this author on Google Scholar
  • Find this author on PubMed
  • Search for this author on this site
Will Sawyer
From the Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH (MCE, HP); Sharonville Family Medicine, Cincinnati, Ohio (WS); the Bethesda Family Medicine Residency, Cincinnati, Ohio (SK); and the Northeast Ohio College of Medicine, Rootstown (MB).
MD
  • Find this author on Google Scholar
  • Find this author on PubMed
  • Search for this author on this site
Harini Pallerla
From the Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH (MCE, HP); Sharonville Family Medicine, Cincinnati, Ohio (WS); the Bethesda Family Medicine Residency, Cincinnati, Ohio (SK); and the Northeast Ohio College of Medicine, Rootstown (MB).
MS
  • Find this author on Google Scholar
  • Find this author on PubMed
  • Search for this author on this site
Sara Khaja
From the Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH (MCE, HP); Sharonville Family Medicine, Cincinnati, Ohio (WS); the Bethesda Family Medicine Residency, Cincinnati, Ohio (SK); and the Northeast Ohio College of Medicine, Rootstown (MB).
MD
  • Find this author on Google Scholar
  • Find this author on PubMed
  • Search for this author on this site
Monica Blacker
From the Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH (MCE, HP); Sharonville Family Medicine, Cincinnati, Ohio (WS); the Bethesda Family Medicine Residency, Cincinnati, Ohio (SK); and the Northeast Ohio College of Medicine, Rootstown (MB).
BS
  • Find this author on Google Scholar
  • Find this author on PubMed
  • Search for this author on this site
  • Article
  • Figures & Data
  • References
  • Info & Metrics
  • PDF
Loading

Article Information

vol. 27 no. 3 339-346
DOI 
https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2014.03.130242
PubMed 
24808112

Published By 
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine
Print ISSN 
1557-2625
Online ISSN 
1558-7118
History 
  • Received for publication August 23, 2013
  • Revision received January 6, 2014
  • Accepted for publication January 13, 2014
  • Published online May 7, 2014.

Copyright & Usage 
© Copyright 2014 by the American Board of Family Medicine.

Author Information

  1. Nancy C. Elder, MD, MSPH,
  2. Will Sawyer, MD,
  3. Harini Pallerla, MS,
  4. Sara Khaja, MD and
  5. Monica Blacker, BS
  1. From the Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH (MCE, HP); Sharonville Family Medicine, Cincinnati, Ohio (WS); the Bethesda Family Medicine Residency, Cincinnati, Ohio (SK); and the Northeast Ohio College of Medicine, Rootstown (MB).
  1. Corresponding author: Nancy C. Elder, MD, MSPH, Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Cincinnati, PO Box 670566, Cincinnati, OH 45267-0566 (E-mail: nancy.elder{at}uc.edu).
View Full Text
PreviousNext
Back to top

In this issue

The Journal of the American Board of Family     Medicine: 27 (3)
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine
Vol. 27, Issue 3
May-June 2014
  • Table of Contents
  • Table of Contents (PDF)
  • Cover (PDF)
  • Index by author
  • Back Matter (PDF)
  • Front Matter (PDF)
Print
Download PDF
Article Alerts
Sign In to Email Alerts with your Email Address
Email Article

Thank you for your interest in spreading the word on American Board of Family Medicine.

NOTE: We only request your email address so that the person you are recommending the page to knows that you wanted them to see it, and that it is not junk mail. We do not capture any email address.

Enter multiple addresses on separate lines or separate them with commas.
Hand Hygiene and Face Touching in Family Medicine Offices: A Cincinnati Area Research and Improvement Group (CARInG) Network Study
(Your Name) has sent you a message from American Board of Family Medicine
(Your Name) thought you would like to see the American Board of Family Medicine web site.
CAPTCHA
This question is for testing whether or not you are a human visitor and to prevent automated spam submissions.
5 + 11 =
Solve this simple math problem and enter the result. E.g. for 1+3, enter 4.
Citation Tools
Hand Hygiene and Face Touching in Family Medicine Offices: A Cincinnati Area Research and Improvement Group (CARInG) Network Study
Nancy C. Elder, Will Sawyer, Harini Pallerla, Sara Khaja, Monica Blacker
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine May 2014, 27 (3) 339-346; DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2014.03.130242

Citation Manager Formats

  • BibTeX
  • Bookends
  • EasyBib
  • EndNote (tagged)
  • EndNote 8 (xml)
  • Medlars
  • Mendeley
  • Papers
  • RefWorks Tagged
  • Ref Manager
  • RIS
  • Zotero
Share
Hand Hygiene and Face Touching in Family Medicine Offices: A Cincinnati Area Research and Improvement Group (CARInG) Network Study
Nancy C. Elder, Will Sawyer, Harini Pallerla, Sara Khaja, Monica Blacker
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine May 2014, 27 (3) 339-346; DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2014.03.130242
Twitter logo Facebook logo Mendeley logo
  • Tweet Widget
  • Facebook Like
  • Google Plus One

Jump to section

  • Article
    • Abstract
    • Methods
    • Results
    • Discussion
    • Conclusions
    • Notes
    • References
  • Figures & Data
  • References
  • Info & Metrics
  • PDF

Related Articles

  • No related articles found.
  • PubMed
  • Google Scholar

Cited By...

  • Face-touching Behavior during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Self-inoculation and transmission potentials
  • Brief mindfulness-based intervention of 'STOP (Stop, Take a Breath, Observe, Proceed) touching your face: a study protocol of a randomised controlled trial
  • Re: Hand Hygiene and Face Touching in Family Medicine Offices: A Cincinnati Area Research and Improvement Group (CARInG) Network Study
  • A Panoply of Information for the Practice of Family Medicine
  • Google Scholar

More in this TOC Section

  • Evaluating Pragmatism of Lung Cancer Screening Randomized Trials with the PRECIS-2 Tool
  • Perceptions and Preferences for Defining Biosimilar Products in Prescription Drug Promotion
  • Successful Implementation of Integrated Behavioral Health
Show more Original Research

Similar Articles

Keywords

  • Infectious Diseases
  • Practice-Based Research
  • Respiratory Tract Diseases

Navigate

  • Home
  • Current Issue
  • Past Issues

Authors & Reviewers

  • Info For Authors
  • Info For Reviewers
  • Submit A Manuscript/Review

Other Services

  • Get Email Alerts
  • Classifieds
  • Reprints and Permissions

Other Resources

  • Forms
  • Contact Us
  • ABFM News

© 2025 American Board of Family Medicine

Powered by HighWire