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Heat stress associated with aerosol PPE and its impact.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Aerosol personal protective equipment (PPE) is subjectively reported to negatively impact healthcare workers' performance and well-being, but this has not been assessed objectively.

Aims

This randomized controlled crossover study aimed to quantify the heat stress associated with aerosol PPE and to investigate its impact upon mood, cognitive and motor function, and task performance.

Methods

Sixteen healthy, young, lean participants (eight males) undertook an exercise protocol, which simulated the metabolic expenditure of hospital work: once wearing aerosol PPE (PPE visit) and once wearing standard surgical attire (control visit). Participants walked on a treadmill for 2 h followed by 30-min rest. Core temperature, heart rate, urine specific gravity, weight, grip strength, mood (Bond-Lader scale) and task performance (Intubation of a Manikin) were recorded. Values are between-visit mean (standard deviation) differences.

Results

On the PPE visit core temperature (+0.2 (0.3)°C; P < 0.01), heart rate (+12 (13) bpm; P < 0.001), urine specific gravity (+0.003 (0.005); P < 0.05) and intubation task time (+50 (81) s; P < 0.01) were greater than on the control visit; and alertness (-14 (21) mm; P < 0.001), contentment (-14 (15) mm; P < 0.001) and grip strength (-4 (4) N; P < 0.01) were less.

Conclusions

This study demonstrates that wearing aerosol PPE in a simulated hospital environment results in heat exhaustion and has a negative impact upon mood, motor function, and task performance. Whilst wearing PPE is important to prevent disease transmission, strategies should be developed to limit its impact upon healthcare workers' performance and well-being.

SUBMITTER: Chaudhari N

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10132207 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Heat stress associated with aerosol PPE and its impact.

Chaudhari N N Strutton P H PH Wickham A J AJ McGregor A H AH Mullington C J CJ

Occupational medicine (Oxford, England) 20230401 3

<h4>Background</h4>Aerosol personal protective equipment (PPE) is subjectively reported to negatively impact healthcare workers' performance and well-being, but this has not been assessed objectively.<h4>Aims</h4>This randomized controlled crossover study aimed to quantify the heat stress associated with aerosol PPE and to investigate its impact upon mood, cognitive and motor function, and task performance.<h4>Methods</h4>Sixteen healthy, young, lean participants (eight males) undertook an exerc ...[more]

PMID: 36282602

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Heat stress associated with aerosol PPE and its impact.

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