1.
Am J Infect Control
; 48(12): 1564-1565, 2020 12.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-734007
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Am J Infect Control
; 48(12): 1556-1558, 2020 12.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-661826
ABSTRACT
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.