May 4, 2021

Increasing Facemask Compliance among Healthcare Personnel during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Category: Article Summary

Topic: Non-Pharmaceutical Interventions

Keywords (Tags): health care workers, masking, non-pharm interventions

• In a quality improvement study, median weekly face mask compliance among healthcare personnel (HCP) in a tertiary care center in Connecticut was higher (93% vs 82%) after implementation of a multimodal intervention developed from semi-structured interviews of HCP. No difference in face mask compliance was observed between COVID-19 and non-COVID-19 units. The intervention consisted of audit and passive feedback, active discussion, and increased communication from leadership.

Datta et al. (May 3, 2021). Increasing Facemask Compliance among Healthcare Personnel during the COVID-19 Pandemic. Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology. https://doi.org/10.1017/ice.2021.205