Retrospective evaluation of factors affecting successful fit testing of respiratory protective equipment during the early phase of COVID-19
| Autor: | Dankmar Böhning, Jane Robinson, Peter Worsley, Sumeshni Tranka, Silvia Caggiari, Dan Bader, Zoe Packman |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2023 |
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| Zdroj: | BMJ Open, Vol 13, Iss 5 (2023) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 2022-0650 2044-6055 |
| DOI: | 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-065068 |
| Popis: | Objectives Respiratory protective equipment is critical to protect healthcare workers from COVID-19 infection, which includes filtering facepiece respirators (FFP3). There are reports of fitting issues within healthcare workers, although the factors affecting fitting outcomes are largely unknown. This study aimed to evaluate factors affecting respirator fitting outcomes.Design This is a retrospective evaluation study. We conducted a secondary analysis of a national database of fit testing outcomes in England between July and August 2020.Settings The study involves National Health Service (NHS) hospitals in England.Participants A total of 9592 observations regarding fit test outcomes from 5604 healthcare workers were included in the analysis.Intervention Fit testing of FFP3 on a cohort of healthcare workers in England, working in the NHS.Primary and secondary outcome measures Primary outcome measure was the fit testing result, that is, pass or fail with a specific respirator. Key demographics, including age, gender, ethnicity and face measurements of 5604 healthcare workers, were used to compare fitting outcomes.Results A total of 9592 observations from 5604 healthcare workers were included in the analysis. A mixed-effects logistic regression model was used to determine the factors which affected fit testing outcome. Results showed that males experienced a significantly (p |
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