Assessing health care worker perceptions of face coverings during the COVID-19 pandemic

Mohammed A Alzunitan; Eli N Perencevich; Michael B Edmond

doi:10.1016/j.ajic.2020.09.006

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Assessing health care worker perceptions of face coverings during the COVID-19 pandemic

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Assessing health care worker perceptions of face coverings during the COVID-19 pandemic

Mohammed A Alzunitan, Eli N Perencevich and Michael B Edmond

American journal of infection control, Vol.49(4), pp.521-522

04/2021

DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2020.09.006

PMCID: PMC7513918

PMID: 32980435

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Abstract

•Face shields were reported to be better for breathing, cleanability, and prevention of face touching.•Face masks were found to be lighter and easier to wear especially among workers providing patient care.•Re-assessment of PPE and worker perceptions will need to be performed as products evolve and transmission dynamics are better understood. The Coronavirus Disease 2019 pandemic created a significant disruption in the personal protective equipment (PPE) supply chain while simultaneously creating unprecedented demand for their use. Hospitals pursued different PPE strategies based on local factors, PPE availability, and interpretation of the evolving data on the epidemiology of the disease. After instituting universal face coverings, we sought to assess the comfort and tolerability, along with the advantages and disadvantages for face masks and face shields through a survey of employees at an academic medical center.

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Title: Subtitle: Assessing health care worker perceptions of face coverings during the COVID-19 pandemic
Creators: Mohammed A Alzunitan - Department of Internal Medicine, Carver College of Medicine, The University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USA
Eli N Perencevich - Department of Internal Medicine, Carver College of Medicine, The University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USA
Michael B Edmond - Department of Internal Medicine, Carver College of Medicine, The University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USA
Resource Type: Journal article
Publication Details: American journal of infection control, Vol.49(4), pp.521-522
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2020.09.006
PMID: 32980435
PMCID: PMC7513918
NLM abbreviation: Am J Infect Control
ISSN: 0196-6553
eISSN: 1527-3296
Publisher: Elsevier Inc
Language: English
Electronic publication date: 09/24/2020
Date published: 04/2021
Academic Unit: Infectious Diseases; Epidemiology; Internal Medicine
Record Identifier: 9984001240402771

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