Barriers and facilitators to healthcare workers' adherence with infection prevention and control (IPC) guidelines for respiratory infectious diseases: a rapid qualitative …

Cochrane Effective Practice and … - Cochrane database …, 1996 - cochranelibrary.com
Background This review is one of a series of rapid reviews that Cochrane contributors have
prepared to inform the 2020 COVID‐19 pandemic. When new respiratory infectious …

Infectious diseases society of America guidelines on infection prevention for healthcare personnel caring for patients with suspected or known coronavirus disease …

JB Lynch, P Davitkov, DJ Anderson… - Clinical Infectious …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Background Since its emergence in late 2019, severe acute respiratory syndrome
coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) continues to pose a risk to healthcare personnel (HCP) and …

Predictors of attitudes and adherence to COVID-19 public health guidelines in Western countries: a rapid review of the emerging literature

C Moran, DJT Campbell, TS Campbell… - Journal of Public …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Background Physical distancing, wearing face masks and hand hygiene are evidence-
based methods to protect the public from coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infection …

[HTML][HTML] Rapid review and meta-analysis of the effectiveness of personal protective equipment for healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic

D Schoberer, S Osmancevic, L Reiter… - Public Health in …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Objectives Healthcare workers (HCWs) worldwide have and are using personal
protective equipment (PPE) as COVID-19 prevention measures, including gloves, gowns …

Factors affecting healthcare workers' compliance with social and behavioural infection control measures during emerging infectious disease outbreaks: Rapid …

SK Brooks, N Greenberg, S Wessely, GJ Rubin - BMJ open, 2021 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objective The 2019–2020 outbreak of novel coronavirus has raised concerns about
nosocomial transmission. This review's aim was to explore the existing literature on …

Comprehensive systematic review of healthcare workers' perceptions of risk and use of coping strategies towards emerging respiratory infectious diseases

Y Koh, DG Hegney, V Drury - International Journal of evidence …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Aim To determine healthcare workers' perceptions of risk from exposure to emerging acute
respiratory infectious diseases and the perceived effectiveness of strategies used to facilitate …

Availability, consistency and evidence-base of policies and guidelines on the use of mask and respirator to protect hospital health care workers: a global analysis

AA Chughtai, H Seale, CR MacIntyre - BMC research notes, 2013 - Springer
Background Currently there is an ongoing debate and limited evidence on the use of masks
and respirators for the prevention of respiratory infections in health care workers (HCWs) …

The need of health policy perspective to protect Healthcare Workers during COVID-19 pandemic. A GRADE rapid review on the N95 respirators effectiveness

P Iannone, G Castellini, D Coclite, A Napoletano… - PloS one, 2020 - journals.plos.org
Protecting Health Care Workers (HCWs) during routine care of suspected or confirmed
COVID-19 patients is of paramount importance to halt the SARS-CoV-2 (Severe Acute …

Knowledge of infection prevention and control among healthcare workers and factors influencing compliance: a systematic review

S Alhumaid, A Al Mutair, Z Al Alawi, M Alsuliman… - … Resistance & Infection …, 2021 - Springer
Background Knowledge of infection prevention and control (IPC) procedures among
healthcare workers (HCWs) is crucial for effective IPC. Compliance with IPC measures has …

[PDF][PDF] Infection prevention and control during health care when coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is suspected or confirmed: interim guidance, 12 July 2021

World Health Organization - 2021 - apps.who.int
• Health facilities should adhere to key WHO-recommended IPC measures, in particular,
adhering to respiratory etiquette and hand hygiene best practices, contact, droplet and …