Dentists' Perceptions of Personal Infection Control Measurements in Response to COVID-19.
JDR Clin Trans Res
; : 23800844221123751, 2022 Oct 07.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-2064710
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
To explore through focus groups (FGs) the perceptions of dental practitioners (DPs) from different countries of the challenges of implementing coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) related biosafety measures, especially personal protection equipment (PPE), during the COVID-19 pandemic period.METHODS:
DPs from Colombia, Germany, the United Kingdom, and the United States were invited to participate in country-based FGs. These were facilitated by an experienced moderator who explored the factors that guided the implementation of COVID-19 related biosafety measures and PPE use. Data were analyzed through thematic analysis on the basis of categories defined by the researchers deductively and inductively.RESULTS:
A total of 25 DPs participated in 3 FGs (Colombian = 8; United Kingdom n = 7; United States n = 9) and 1 in an in-depth interview (Germany). DPs described using several processes to judge which guidance document to adopt and which aspects of the guidance were important in their practice. These included making judgments concerning the views of any indemnity organization to which the DPs were responsible, the staff's views in the practice, and the views of patients. In the absence of a single overarching guidance document, DPs filtered the available information through several considerations to find a level of PPE that they deemed "implementable" in local practice.CONCLUSIONS:
The findings suggest that the implementation of evidence-based practice is subject to modification through a lens of what is "feasible" in practice. KNOWLEDGE TRANSFER STATEMENT Clinicians, educators, and policy makers can use the results of this study to understand the process through which guidance is transformed into implementable patient care pathways in the dental practice.
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MEDLINE
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Experimental Studies
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Qualitative research
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Randomized controlled trials
Language:
English
Journal:
JDR Clin Trans Res
Year:
2022
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
23800844221123751
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