ArticleBiology2021
Facial Hair Decreases Fit Factor of Masks and Respirators in Healthcare Providers.
Article in Biology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT04391010 (Effectiveness of Respirators Fit Factor in Healthcare Providers With and Without Beard), which is not on this map. Cited by 3 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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Effectiveness of Respirators Fit Factor in Healthcare Providers With and Without Beard: A Randomized Clinical Trial
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3 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 4 citations in OpenAlex.
- Pooled it
- Editorial to the Special Issue "Human Bodywork: Applications in Health, Disease, and Rehabilitation".Biology · 2023Article
- Effects of Wearing Face Masks on Cardiorespiratory Parameters at Rest and after Performing the Six-Minute Walk Test in Older Adults.Geriatrics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
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9 authors at 5 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
In response to the current state of the COVID-19 pandemic, healthcare providers are using common surgical masks and filtering respirators in conjunction with the presence of facial hair, which could lead to a large number of particles passing into their respiratory system. The purpose of this study was to determine the fit factor effectiveness of filtering respirators and surgical masks in bearded versus non-bearded healthcare providers. A controlled randomized clinical trial (NCT04391010) was carried out, analyzing a sample of 63 healthcare providers. The fit factors of surgical masks and FFP3 filtering respirators for healthcare providers with (
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