Self-Reported Impact of Respirator Use on Health Care Worker Ability to Perform Patient Care

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• Personal Author:
  Gucer P ; Hines SE ; McDiarmid MA ; Oliver MC
• Description:
  In a study of 1,152 health care workers surveyed prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, most disagreed that respiratory protective equipment use interferes with patient care but reported that it would affect respirator use compliance if it did. A patient's fear reaction variably influenced self-reported health care worker compliance with respirator use. Strategies to improve protective equipment design may remove potential barriers to respirator use and allow better health care worker-patient relationships. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Communicable Diseases Health Personnel Occupational Health Personal Protective Equipment Respiratory Protective Devices Safety
• Keywords:
  Author Keywords: Respirators Equipment Design Facial Mask Health Care Workers Infection Control Interference Patient Interaction Personal Protective Equipment PPE Respirators Respiratory Protective Equipment

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• ISSN:
  0196-6553
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Maryland ; OSHA Region 3
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  48
• Issue:
  12
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20061578
• Citation:
  Am J Infect Control 2020 Dec; 48(12):1556-1558
• Contact Point Address:
  Stella E. Hines, MD, MSPH, Division of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, The University of Maryland School of Medicine, 11 South Paca Street, Suite 200, Baltimore, MD 21201
• Email:
  shines@som.umaryland.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2021
• Performing Organization:
  University of Maryland, Baltimore
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20140901
• Source Full Name:
  American Journal of Infection Control
• End Date:
  20170930
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:050ad20a06ccce26cb6ea7cd88bf46a4a98e1179d7d319d2a4fadaac7c554ced6ca32a1116a8d579a4578204dd2d6e6c5fe5591927f025a06637cf5becb233db
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/225081/cdc_225081_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 266.41 KB ]