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ArticleJournal of occupational and environmental medicine2022

Characteristics Associated With Health Care Worker Knowledge and Confidence in Elastomeric Half-Mask Respirator Use.

Paul Thurman, Eileen Zhuang, Hegang H Chen, Caitlin McClain, Margaret Sietsema, Rohan Fernando, Melissa A McDiarmid, Stella E Hines

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Paul ThurmanFrom the R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center, University of Maryland Medical Center, Baltimore, Maryland (Thurman); University of Maryland School of Nursing, Baltimore, Maryland (Thurman); Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland (Zhuang, Hines); Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland (Chen); National Personal Protective Technology Laboratory, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (McClain, Sietsema, Fernando); US Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (McClain, Sietsema, Fernando); Division of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland (McDiarmid, Hines); and Department of Defense, Department of Veterans Affairs (Hines).
Eileen Zhuang
Hegang H Chen
Caitlin McClain
Margaret Sietsema
Rohan Fernando
Melissa A McDiarmid
Stella E Hines

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Abstract

objectiveThis study evaluated health care workers' (HCWs') knowledge and confidence in using elastomeric half-mask respirator (EHMR) attributes known to influence usage.

methodsHealth care workers were surveyed regarding their EHMR donning and doffing experience. Respondents were categorized into competency categories based on their scores. Category differences were analyzed using χ 2 and multiple logistic regression.

resultsSeventy-two percent showed high levels of EHMR donning and doffing knowledge and confidence (mastery); however, 21% had greater confidence than knowledge (misinformed). Respiratory therapists had greater odds of mastery than other HCWs ( P < 0.05), whereas those working in medical/surgical and pediatric units had greater odds of doubt than other HCWs ( P < 0.01).

conclusionsAlthough most HCWs show high knowledge and confidence with EHMR use, strategies to confirm respirator use competency may ensure greater HCWs protection.

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Respiratory Protective DevicesChildHealth PersonnelHumansVentilators, Mechanical

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PMID35704776
PMCPMC9426319

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