Prevalence of Respiratory Protective Devices in US Health Care Facilities: Implications for Emergency Preparedness
Prevalence of Respiratory Protective Devices in US Health Care Facilities: Implications for Emergency Preparedness
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DOI：
10.1177/2165079916657108
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发表时间：
2016-08-01
影响因子：
2.6
通讯作者：
Shaffer, Ronald
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作者：
Wizner, Kerri;Stradtman, Lindsay;Shaffer, Ronald
开发了一份在线问卷，以探索美国医疗机构中呼吸防护装置（RPD）的流行情况。该调查于2014年分发给专业护理学会成员，并于2015年再次分发，分别收到322份和232份参与者回复。本研究的目的是探讨与埃博拉病毒病相关的应急准备气候是否改变了RPD使用和意识的景观。使用双变量分析比较两个采样时间范围内的响应百分比，在医疗保健环境中使用的RPD类型没有显着变化。N95过滤式面罩净化器仍然是卫生保健设施中使用最普遍的RPD，但动力空气净化净化器也很受欢迎，西部和中西部地区使用率最高。了解RPD的使用流行率可以确保医护人员接受适当的器械培训，并改善紧急RPD储备的供应匹配。
An online questionnaire was developed to explore respiratory protective device (RPD) prevalence in U.S. health care facilities. The survey was distributed to professional nursing society members in 2014 and again in 2015 receiving 322 and 232 participant responses, respectively. The purpose of this study was to explore if the emergency preparedness climate associated with Ebola virus disease changed the landscape of RPD use and awareness. Comparing response percentages from the two sampling time frames using bivariate analysis, no significant changes were found in types of RPDs used in health care settings. N95 filtering facepiece respirators continue to be the most prevalent RPD used in health care facilities, but powered air-purifying respirators are also popular, with regional use highest in the West and Midwest. Understanding RPD use prevalence could ensure that health care workers receive appropriate device trainings as well as improve supply matching for emergency RPD stockpiling.