Risk Management and Healthcare Policy (Oct 2020)
Comparison of Repeated Video Display vs Combined Video Display and Live Demonstration as Training Methods to Healthcare Providers for Donning and Doffing Personal Protective Equipment: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Abstract
Yongxing Li,1,* Yong Wang,1,* Yuhui Li,1 Ming Zhong,1 Huihui Liu,1 Caineng Wu,1 Xiaoqiu Gao,1 Zhengyuan Xia,2 Wuhua Ma1 1Department of Anesthesiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Anesthesiology, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Wuhua MaDepartment of Anesthesiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, 12 Jichang Road, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510405, People’s Republic of ChinaTel +86-13318860680Email [email protected]: The lack of training in personal protective equipment (PPE) donning and doffing is hindering the current fight against the COVID-19 worldwide. In order to enable medical staff to learn how to don and doff PPE faster and more effectively, we compared two training methods of PPE donning and doffing.Methods: Participants in this study were 48 health care workers randomly divided into two groups. Group A watched a 10-minute demonstration (demo) video four times, while Group B watched the same 10-minute demo video twice and then watched a 10-minute live demo twice. The 40-minute learning time was the same for both groups. A 29-step examination was held after the training was completed. The examination scores of Groups A and B were recorded according to a checklist containing PPE donning and doffing steps . The time spent by the participants on PPE donning and doffing, their satisfaction with the training, and their confidence in donning and doffing PPE accurately were analyzed.Results: The average score of Group B was higher than that Group A, with a mean (SD) of 94.92 (1.72) vs 86.63 (6.34), respectively (P< 0.001). The average time spent by Group B was shorter than that spent by Group A, with a mean (SD) of 17.67 (1.01) vs 21.75 (1.82), respectively (P< 0.001). The satisfaction and confidence of Group B were higher than those of Group A (P< 0.001).Conclusion: Compared with repeated video display, combined video display and live demonstration are more suitable training methods for donning and doffing PPE.Keywords: COVID-19, coronavirus disease, personal protective equipment, training methods
