Healthcare Workers’ Adherence and Attitudes toward the Adherence to COVID-19 Precautionary Guidelines Post-Vaccination: A Cross-Sectional Pilot Study

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• Alternative Title:
  Workplace Health Saf
• Personal Author:
  Abu-Alhaija, Dania M. ; Lee Gillespie, Gordon
• Description:
  Background:
  
  Healthcare workers (HCWs) have shown increased adherence to infection control practices during COVID-19 pandemic. However, there is a need to assess their adherence to and attitude toward COVID-19 guidelines after being vaccinated. The purpose of this pilot study is to assess the adherence to and attitudes toward the adherence to COVID-19 guidelines among HCWs who have been vaccinated.
  
  Methods:
  
  A retrospective cross-sectional design was employed. One hundred and eight participants were recruited via email from a medical center in the Midwest United States. The participants completed online surveys measuring the level of adherence to and attitudes toward the adherence to COVID-19 guidelines. The response rate was 5.4%.
  
  Findings:
  
  Most participants were female (73.1%) and White (82.4%). The participants adhered to COVID-19 guidelines 79.7% of the time. The most frequently followed guidelines were performing hand hygiene, wearing a respirator or well-fitting mask in areas where patients may be present, and wearing eye protection when entering the room for a patient with suspected or confirmed COVID-19 infection. The least performed precautions were performing COVID-19 testing after exposure to a suspected or confirmed COVID-19 case and maintaining social distancing. There was a significant decrease in the perceived importance toward adherence to COVID-19 precautions post-vaccination (p <.001, 95% CI [−0.78, −0.35]).
  
  Conclusions:
  
  The increased perception of safety after receiving COVID-19 vaccination may negatively influence HCWs’ adherence to COVID-19 precautionary guidelines. Continuous education and monitoring of HCWs’ safety practices are important to influence HCWs’ attitudes to adhere to COVID-19 precautions particularly after vaccination.
  
  
• Subjects:
  Adult Attitude Of Health Personnel COVID-19 COVID-19 Vaccines Cross-Sectional Studies Female Guideline Adherence Health Personnel Humans Infection Control Male Middle Aged Pilot Projects Retrospective Studies SARS-CoV-2 Surveys And Questionnaires

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• Keywords:
  Adherence Attitude Guideline Healthcare Worker Infection Control
• Source:
  Workplace Health Saf. 72(5):170-177
• Pubmed ID:
  38158824
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC11088981
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Funding:
  T42 OH008432/OH/NIOSH CDC HHSUnited States/ ; UL1 TR001425/TR/NCATS NIH HHSUnited States/
• Volume:
  72
• Issue:
  5
• Collection(s):
  CDC Public Access
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:bceb1e2e65e52f7456c3c931e1f8ec0ddec130d9d29a8c79c340a71efd403e66
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/156338/cdc_156338_DS1.pdf
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