Poor personal protective equipment practices were associated with heat-related symptoms among Asian healthcare workers: a large-scale multi-national questionnaire survey

• Published in: BMC nursing Vol. 23; no. 1; pp. 145 - 11
• Main Authors: Yang, Hsiao-Yu, Chou, Hsiu-Ling, Leow, Clarence Hong Wei, Kao, Ching-Chiu, Daniel, D., Jaladara, Vena, Khoe, Levina Chandra, Latha, P K, Mahendradhata, Yodi, Nguyen, Phuong Minh, Sirijatuphat, Rujipas, Soemarko, Dewi Sumaryani, Venugopal, Vidhya, Zhang, Kai, Lee, Jason Kai Wei
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BioMed Central 01.03.2024; BMC
• Subjects: Attitudes; Consent; Coronaviruses; COVID-19; Factor analysis; Heat; Heat management strategies; Heat strain; Knowledge; Medical personnel; Medical supplies; Pandemics; Perceptions; Personal protective equipment; PPE; Questionnaires; Research ethics; Review boards; Statistical analysis; Structural equation modelling; Thermoregulation; Validation studies; Validity; Working conditions; Vietnam; Singapore; Thailand; Taiwan; India; Indonesia; Thermoregulation; Factor analysis; Heat management strategies; Structural equation modelling; Heat strain; PPE

It is pertinent to understand the perceptions of healthcare workers (HCWs) with their associated personal protective equipment (PPE) usage and heat strain symptoms experienced to effectively combat the negative effects of heat stress during treatment and care activities. We evaluated the associated...