The Impact of Environmental Design on Doffing Personal Protective Equipment in a Healthcare Environment: A Formative Human Factors Trial

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2017, Pages 712-717

  Herlihey, Tracey A ^a   Gelmi, Stefano ^a   Cafazzo, Joseph A ^a   Hall, Trevor N T ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK   (Canada)

^b SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISINFECTANT AGENT; HAND SANITIZER;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTAMINATION; DECONTAMINATION; DOFFING AREA; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HOSPITAL SUBDIVISIONS AND COMPONENTS; HUMAN; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; ONTARIO; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; RISK REDUCTION; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; WORK ENVIRONMENT; WORK EXPERIENCE; COLOR; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; ERGONOMICS; FURNITURE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; QUESTIONNAIRE; WASTE DISPOSAL;

COLOR; ENVIRONMENT DESIGN; ERGONOMICS; FEMALE; HEALTH FACILITIES; HUMANS; INTERIOR DESIGN AND FURNISHINGS; MALE; MEDICAL WASTE DISPOSAL; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 85018458333     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: 15596834     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/ice.2017.68     Document Type: Article

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