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Improving healthcare worker adherence to the use of transmission-based precautions through application of human factors design: a prospective multi-centre study.

V R Williams1, J A Leis2, P Trbovich3, T Agnihotri1, W Lee4, B Joseph4, L Glen4, M Avaness1, F Jinnah1, N Salt1, J E Powis5.   

Abstract

A key component of transmission-based precautions (TBPs) is the use of personal protective equipment (PPE) but healthcare worker (HCW) adherence remains suboptimal. A human factors-based intervention was implemented to improve adherence to TBPs including (i) improved signage, (ii) standardized placement of signage, (iii) introduction of a mask with integrated face shield, and (iv) improvement in PPE availability. Donning of the correct PPE by HCWs improved significantly (79.7 vs 56.4%; P < 0.001). This approach may be more effective than education alone, but further study is required to determine sustainability and subsequent impact on transmission of healthcare-associated infections.
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Keywords:  Human factors; Personal protective equipment; Transmission-based precautions

Year:  2019        PMID： 30935983     DOI： 10.1016/j.jhin.2019.03.014

Source DB:  PubMed          Journal:  J Hosp Infect        ISSN： 0195-6701            Impact factor:   3.926


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2.  Enablers of, and barriers to, optimal glove and mask use for routine care in the emergency department: an ethnographic study of Australian clinicians.

Authors:  Ruth Barratt; Gwendolyn L Gilbert; Ramon Z Shaban; Mary Wyer; Su-Yin Hor
Journal:  Australas Emerg Care       Date:  2019-12-04

3.  Personal Protective Equipment in COVID-19: Impacts on Health Performance, Work-Related Injuries, and Measures for Prevention.

Authors:  Xiaoqin Duan; Hongzhi Sun; Yuxuan He; Junling Yang; Xinming Li; Kritika Taparia; Bin Zheng
Journal:  J Occup Environ Med       Date:  2021-03-01       Impact factor: 2.306

4.  Education and training in infection prevention and control: Exploring support for national standards.

Authors:  Ruth Barratt; Gwendolyn L Gilbert
Journal:  Infect Dis Health       Date:  2021-01-16

5.  Personal protective equipment for preventing highly infectious diseases due to exposure to contaminated body fluids in healthcare staff.

Authors:  Jos H Verbeek; Blair Rajamaki; Sharea Ijaz; Riitta Sauni; Elaine Toomey; Bronagh Blackwood; Christina Tikka; Jani H Ruotsalainen; F Selcen Kilinc Balci
Journal:  Cochrane Database Syst Rev       Date:  2020-04-15

6.  A care escalation framework to address lapses in donning and doffing of personal protective equipment during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Authors:  Anna M Goulding; Peter E Wu; Wayne L Gold
Journal:  Am J Infect Control       Date:  2020-08-06       Impact factor: 2.918
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