Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2024
DOI
10.1016/j.infpip.2024.100369
Publication Title
Infection Prevention in Practice
Volume
6
Issue
2
Pages
100369 (1-5)
Abstract
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.
Rights
© 2024 The Authors.
This is an open access article under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0) license.
Original Publication Citation
Amos, T. B., Griffin, C., Schaffzin, J. K., Ankrum, A., & Scaggs Huang, F. (2024). Adherence to personal protective equipment practices during the COVID-19 pandemic: A pilot study. Infection Prevention in Practice, 6(2), 1-5, Article 100369. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.infpip.2024.100369
Repository Citation
Amos, Taryn; Griffin, Cameron; Schaffzin, Joshua K.; Ankrum, Andrea; and Scaggs Huang, Felicia, "Adherence to Personal Protective Equipment Practices During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Pilot Study" (2024). Psychology Faculty Publications. 196.
https://digitalcommons.odu.edu/psychology_fac_pubs/196
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