Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Mohammad Ali Hossain, Md Utba Bin Rashid, Md Abdullah Saeed Khan, Sabrina Sayeed, Md Abdul Kader, Mohammad Delwer Hossain Hawlader
Summary: The study found that healthcare workers had good overall knowledge and a positive attitude, but poor practice regarding personal protective equipment (PPE). The study also highlighted factors influencing healthcare workers' knowledge, attitude, and practice towards PPE that need to be addressed in future education, awareness, and counseling programs.
JOURNAL OF MULTIDISCIPLINARY HEALTHCARE
(2021)
Article
Thermodynamics
Chenxi Hu, Zihe Wang, Renfei Bo, Canyang Li, Xi Meng
Summary: Wearing Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) is crucial for protecting healthcare workers during COVID-19. Traditional cooling methods are ineffective, so a cooling clothing integrated with phase change material (PCM-CC) was proposed. Human experiments and questionnaires indicated that wearing PCM-CC alleviated heat symptoms associated with PPE and improved thermal comfort. PCM-CC reduced head and facial discomfort, improved thermal sensation, lowered skin temperatures, and proved effective in regulating temperature for healthcare workers during the pandemic.
CASE STUDIES IN THERMAL ENGINEERING
(2023)
Article
Nursing
Filip Haegdorens, Erik Franck, Pierre Smith, Arnaud Bruyneel, Koenraad G. Monsieurs, Peter Van Bogaert
Summary: This prospective cohort study conducted on healthcare workers in Belgium revealed that proper training in the correct usage of personal protective equipment is crucial in reducing the risk of COVID-19 infection.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF NURSING STUDIES
(2022)
Article
Nursing
Sondra Valdez, Karen Walton, Figaro Loresto, Ann-Christine Nyquist, Patricia Givens
Summary: During the COVID-19 pandemic, protecting healthcare personnel and ensuring adequate supply of personal protective equipment became a top priority for organizations. A pediatric hospital in the Western United States developed specific COVID-19 roles to support communication and the sourcing of PPE.
JOURNAL OF NURSING ADMINISTRATION
(2022)
Article
Dermatology
Nkemjika Abiakam, Peter Worsley, Hemalatha Jayabal, Kay Mitchell, Michaela Jones, Jacqui Fletcher, Fran Spratt, Dan Bader
Summary: The study found that prolonged use of personal protective equipment (PPE) can lead to various adverse skin reactions among healthcare workers, particularly in different facial locations such as the bridge of the nose and ears. Improvement in guidelines for PPE usage to protect skin health is recommended, along with modifications to PPE designs to accommodate different face shapes and select appropriate materials to enhance device safety.
INTERNATIONAL WOUND JOURNAL
(2021)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Chrystie Nguyen, Fletcher Graham Young, Doug McElroy, Aniruddha Singh
Summary: The COVID-19 pandemic has led to the widespread use of personal protective equipment (PPE) among healthcare professionals in the United States. This study surveyed hospital workers in Kentucky and found that over half of the respondents experienced some form of skin irritation, with medical and medical support staff being more affected than non-medical workers. The most common reaction was dryness/scaling of the skin, mainly occurring on the facial cheeks. The severity and duration of the reactions were related to the amount and frequency of PPE use.
Article
Construction & Building Technology
Haihua Jiang, Bin Cao, Yingxin Zhu
Summary: This study observed the thermal physiological and psychosocial responses of healthcare workers wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) at different temperatures and activity intensities. The increase in ambient temperature had a greater impact on average skin temperature, while activity intensity had a greater impact on heart rate and tympanic temperature. Healthcare workers wearing PPE experienced discomfort due to high temperature and humidity, with mask wearing and high humidity being the most frequently reported occurrences. Forehead, chest, and back were suggested as primary areas to consider for designing improvement measures for thermal comfort of PPE wearers.
JOURNAL OF BUILDING ENGINEERING
(2023)
Review
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Luciana Cordeiro, Juliana Rizzo Gnatta, Caroline Lopes Ciofi-Silva, Amy Price, Naila Albertina de Oliveira, Rodrigo M. A. Almeida, Giulia M. Mainardi, Shrinidhy Srinivas, Whitney Chan, Anna Sara S. Levin, Maria Clara Padoveze
Summary: PPE implementation in healthcare is complex and influenced by various factors. This scoping review identified barriers to PPE implementation, such as discomfort in clinical work, supply and logistic issues, inadequate facilities infrastructure, weak policies and communication procedures, and health workers' psychological issues. Interventions to address these barriers included ensuring health workers' well-being, reorganizing work, implementing IPC protocols, improving communication and training, and making structural and organizational changes to improve PPE adherence.
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF INFECTION CONTROL
(2022)
Article
Engineering, Industrial
Jiaqi Li, Xuefeng Zhao, Guangyi Zhou, Mingyuan Zhang
Summary: This study proposes a deep learning-based inspection method to determine the improper use of personal protective equipment (PPE) by detecting the presence of safety hats and safety harness hooks. The method achieved an accuracy of 0.9467 in experimental scenarios and improves safety management efficiency without affecting individual behavior.
Article
Construction & Building Technology
Yudong Mao, Yongcheng Zhu, Zhisheng Guo, Zhimin Zheng, Zhaosong Fang, Xiaohui Chen
Summary: This study conducted a field experiment and questionnaire survey in Guangzhou, China to investigate the thermal comfort of wearing personal protective equipment (PPE). The results showed that wearing PPE significantly increased thermal and humidity sensations, restricted airflow, and caused thermal discomfort for the subjects. The neutral operative temperature was significantly lower when wearing PPE, indicating that individuals wearing PPE preferred lower temperatures.
BUILDING AND ENVIRONMENT
(2022)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Edgar O. Beltran, Stefania Martignon, Carolina Coronel-Ruiz, Myriam L. Velandia-Romero, Consuelo Romero-Sanchez, Viviana Avila, Jaime E. Castellanos
Summary: This study aims to describe the SARS-CoV-2 seroprevalence, infections, and extent of PPE use during the COVID-19 pandemic among healthcare workers in Bogota, Colombia, including dental practitioners, nursing assistants, physicians, and respiratory therapists.
FRONTIERS IN PUBLIC HEALTH
(2023)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Lucy C. C. Vogt, Kimberly A. A. Reske, Daniel Park, Tracey Habrock Bach, Henry B. B. Stewart, Olivia G. G. Arter, Daniel Stoeckel, Heidi M. M. Steinkamp, Stephen Y. Y. Liang, Michael J. J. Durkin, Jennie H. H. Kwon
Summary: This study conducted two sets of interviews to investigate how dental healthcare personnel (DHCP) changed their use of personal protective equipment (PPE) during the COVID-19 pandemic. It was found that DHCP increased the use of PPE, faced challenges such as shortages and discomfort, and responded positively to an educational video on PPE use.
INFECTION CONTROL AND HOSPITAL EPIDEMIOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Mantas Jokubaitis, Reda Timofejavaite, Mark Braschinsky, Linda Zvaune, Alo-Rainer Leheste, Laura Gribuste, Paula Mattila, Sintija Strautmane, Austeja Dapkute, Kristina Ryliskiene
Summary: This study aimed to investigate the risk factors and frequency of PPE-induced headache among medical personnel during the COVID-19 pandemic. The results showed that over half of the participants experienced headache while using PPE, with higher risk associated with headache history, longer duration of PPE use, and discomfort while using PPE.
BMC HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH
(2022)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
D. Doos, P. Barach, N. J. Alves, L. Falvo, A. Bona, M. Moore, D. D. Cooper, R. Lefort, R. Ahmed
Summary: The practice of reusing PPE poses high levels of risk for accidental contamination by healthcare workers. Storing a reused N95 respirator on a tabletop was found to be a safer alternative than using a paper bag for storage.
JOURNAL OF HOSPITAL INFECTION
(2022)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Janet W. Rich-Edwards, Ming Ding, Carissa M. Rocheleau, James M. Boiano, Jae H. Kang, Iris Becene, Long H. Nguyen, Andrew T. Chan, Jaime E. Hart, Jorge E. Chavarro, Christina C. Lawson
Summary: The study found that nearly 22% of U.S. healthcare personnel interacting with COVID-19 patients lacked adequate PPE. Among these individuals, the lack of PPE was significantly associated with a two-fold or greater odds of COVID-19 among those who interacted with infected patients.
JOURNAL OF OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL MEDICINE
(2021)
Article
Integrative & Complementary Medicine
Dilek Yildirim, Cennet Ciris Yildiz
Summary: The study found that acupressure can reduce pain and stress and increase satisfaction levels in adult patients undergoing venipuncture.
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF INTEGRATIVE MEDICINE
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Dilek Yildirim, Cennet Ciris Yildiz, Berna Dincer
Summary: Health employees' confidence in vaccines and their confidence in administrators affect their attitudes toward vaccination. During the COVID-19 pandemic, approximately 33% of health employees stated they did not consider getting vaccinated due to insufficient testing for vaccines, fear of side effects, and perceived unreliability of vaccines.
ARCHIVES OF ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH
(2022)
Article
Construction & Building Technology
Cennet Ciris Yildiz, Dilek Yildirim
Summary: This study developed a 20-item PPE Comfort Scale through a survey of 502 volunteering healthcare workers, demonstrating high reliability and validity. The scale, validated through various analyses, can be used to assess the comfort level of healthcare workers when using personal protective equipment.
INTELLIGENT BUILDINGS INTERNATIONAL
(2022)
Article
Nursing
Cennet Ciris Yildiz, Yasemin Ergun
Summary: The Reality Shock Scale was developed and validated to measure the extent of reality shock experienced by newly graduated nurses. Through a literature review and in-depth interviews, a 47-item scale with four subdomains was created, explaining 48.4% of total variance. The scale demonstrated a high level of internal consistency with a Cronbach's alpha of .95.
JOURNAL OF ADVANCED NURSING
(2021)
Article
Integrative & Complementary Medicine
Dilek Yildirim, Cennet Ciris Yildiz
Summary: This study investigated the effects of mindfulness-based breathing and music therapy on stress, work-related strain, and psychological well-being levels of nurses providing care for COVID-19 patients. The results showed that this therapy reduced stress and work-related strain, while increasing psychological well-being.
HOLISTIC NURSING PRACTICE
(2022)
Article
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Emine Ergin, Dilek Yildirim, Cennet Ciris Yildiz, Sevinc Yildirim Usenmez
Summary: This study examines the relationship between death anxiety, loneliness, and psychological well-being in elderly individuals living in a nursing home. The findings suggest a weak and negative correlation between psychological well-being and loneliness.
OMEGA-JOURNAL OF DEATH AND DYING
(2023)
Article
Ergonomics
Cennet Ciris Yildiz, Dilek Yildirim, Kardelen Gunay
Summary: This study examines the impact of nurses' use of personal protective equipment (PPE) on their tendency to make medical errors and the specific types of errors. The findings highlight the significant relationship between the type of PPE used by nurses and falls, hospital infections, and patient monitoring/material safety, emphasizing the need to enhance the usability, safety, and effectiveness of PPE in healthcare institutions.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND ERGONOMICS
(2023)
Article
Education & Educational Research
Cennet Ciris Yildiz, Dilek Yildirim
Summary: This study aimed to evaluate the effects of a disaster nursing and management education program on nursing students. The findings showed that students who received the education program had higher scores in general disaster preparedness belief, disaster response self-efficacy, and psychological resilience.
NURSING EDUCATION PERSPECTIVES
(2022)
Article
Education, Scientific Disciplines
Dilek Yildirim, Cennet Ciris Yildiz, Duygu Dokumaci
Summary: Knowledge about Human Papilloma Virus (HPV), timely screening programs and early vaccination are crucial to prevent cervical cancer. Existing studies have reported a lack of knowledge and awareness about HPV, Pap tests and cervical cancers. This study aims to evaluate the knowledge, awareness and behaviors of the women about cervical cancer, HPV and HPV vaccine.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HEALTH PROMOTION AND EDUCATION
(2023)
Article
Nursing
Cennet ciris Yildiz, Dilek Yildirim, Emine Ergin, Irem Korkmaz, Zeynep Coskun
Summary: The aim of this study was to develop and test a measure for ethical conflict among nurses in extraordinary circumstances. Through a four-step development process, the researchers found that the measure exhibited good content validity and reliability. The tool can help identify factors influencing ethical challenges faced by nurses in extraordinary circumstances, providing a basis for policy development.
JOURNAL OF ADVANCED NURSING
(2023)
Article
Nursing
Cennet Ciris Yildiz, Dilek Yildirim, Sercan Kara, Esra Karagoz
Summary: This study investigated the effects of fatigue in nurses with confirmed COVID-19 infection on organizational outcomes. Fatigue was found to be the most common symptom of COVID-19 and had an impact on turnover intention and work alienation, but not on employee performance. It is crucial for management to address fatigue and develop preventive policies and procedures.
NURSING & HEALTH SCIENCES
(2023)
Article
Medicine, Research & Experimental
Cennet Ciris Yildiz, Yasemin Ergun
CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES
(2020)
