Adherence to Personal Protective Equipment practices during the COVID-19 pandemic: A pilot study

Taryn B. Amos; Cameron Griffin; Joshua K. Schaffzin; Andrea Ankrum; Felicia Scaggs Huang

Infection Prevention in Practice (Jun 2024)

Adherence to Personal Protective Equipment practices during the COVID-19 pandemic: A pilot study

Taryn B. Amos,
Cameron Griffin,
Joshua K. Schaffzin,
Andrea Ankrum,
Felicia Scaggs Huang

Affiliations

Taryn B. Amos: Department of Psychology, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, USA
Cameron Griffin: Infection Prevention & Control Program, Cincinnati Children's Hospital, Cincinnati, USA
Joshua K. Schaffzin: Division of Infectious Diseases, Cincinnati Children's Hospital, Cincinnati, USA; Department of Pediatrics, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, USA
Andrea Ankrum: Infection Prevention & Control Program, Cincinnati Children's Hospital, Cincinnati, USA
Felicia Scaggs Huang: Division of Infectious Diseases, Cincinnati Children's Hospital, Cincinnati, USA; Department of Pediatrics, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, USA; Corresponding author. Address: 3333 Burnet Ave MLC 5019, Cincinnati, OH, 45229, USA. Tel.: +1 513 636-0108; fax: +1 513 636-7658.

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 6, no. 2
p. 100369

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Summary: A direct observational pilot project of healthcare personnel (HCP) was conducted to validate a tool that measures personal protective equipment (PPE) adherence at a large pediatric institution. Overall unit PPE adherence for all moments ranged from 50–61%. Masking was the most adhered to PPE moment (100%); hand hygiene prior to donning PPE had the lowest adherence (13%). Using data from this standardized tool, researchers can evolve PPE standards to maximize their adherence, effectiveness, and ease of utilization.

Published in Infection Prevention in Practice

ISSN: 2590-0889 (Online)
Publisher: Elsevier
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Medicine: Internal medicine: Infectious and parasitic diseases; Medicine: Public aspects of medicine
Website: https://www.journals.elsevier.com/infection-prevention-in-practice

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