ArticleAmerican journal of infection control2019
User acceptance of reusable respirators in health care.
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- Respiratory Protection: Lessons Learned from a Global Pandemic.Risk management and healthcare policy · 2023Article
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- Characteristics Associated With Health Care Worker Knowledge and Confidence in Elastomeric Half-Mask Respirator Use.Journal of occupational and environmental medicine · 2022Article
- Respirators in Healthcare: Material, Design, Regulatory, Environmental, and Economic Considerations for Clinical Efficacy.Global challenges (Hoboken, NJ) · 2022Review
- Respiratory Protection Perceptions among Malian Health Workers: Insights from the Health Belief Model.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Physiological Impacts of Surgical Mask Coverage of Elastomeric Half-mask Respirator Exhalation Valves in Healthcare Workers.Annals of work exposures and health · 2022Article
- Personalised 3D printed respirators for healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic.Frontiers in medical technology · 2022Article
- The pragmatic use of industrial elastomeric facemasks in health care practice during the COVID-19 pandemic.The American journal of emergency medicine · 2021Article
- Does Being Ill Improve Acceptance of Medical Technology?-A Patient Survey with the Technology Usage Inventory.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Healthcare Workers' Experiences and Views of Using Surgical Masks and Respirators, and Their Attitudes on the Sustainability: A Semi-Structured Survey Study during COVID-19.Nursing reports (Pavia, Italy) · 2021Article
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Abstract
backgroundInclusion of reusable respirators, such as elastomeric half-face respirators (EHFRs) and powered air-purifying respirators (PAPRs), in hospital respiratory protection inventories may represent 1 solution to the problem of N95 respirator shortages experienced during pandemics. User acceptance of these devices is 1 potential barrier to implementing such a strategy in respiratory protection programs.
methodsTo assess user attitudes toward various respirators, health care workers enrolled in respiratory protection programs in a medical system using EHFRs, N95s, and PAPRs and completed an online questionnaire that addressed attitudes, beliefs, and respirator preferences under different risk scenarios. Responses were compared between user groups.
resultsOf 1,152 participants, 53% currently used N95s, 24% used EHFRs, and 23% used PAPRs. N95 users rated their respirators more favorably compared with EHFR and PAPR users (P < .001) regarding comfort and communication, however, EHFR users rated their respirators much more highly regarding sense of protection (P < .001). For all user groups, reusable respirators were significantly more likely (odds ratios 2.3-7.7) to be preferred over N95 filtering facepiece respirators in higher risk scenarios compared to "usual circumstance" scenarios.
conclusionsDespite somewhat less favorable ratings on comfort and communication, experienced EHFR and PAPR users still prefer reusable respirators over N95s in certain higher risk scenarios. This suggests that reusable respirators are an acceptable alternative to N95 respirators in health care and offer 1 viable solution to prevent pandemic-generated respirator shortages.
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