Personal protective equipment and medical students in times of COVID-19: experiences and perspectives from the final clerkship year.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The availability and correct use of personal protective equipment (PPE) to prevent and control infections plays a critical role in the safety of medical students in clinical placements. This study explored their experiences and perspectives in their final clerkship year with PPE during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Methods

This qualitative study was based on social constructivism and was conducted in 2021 at the Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin. In three online focus group discussions, 15 medical students in their final clerkship year reported their experiences with PPE training and use during the COVID-19 pandemic. Data were recorded, transcribed and analysed based on Kuckartz's approach to content analysis. We drew upon the a priori dimensions of the capability, op

SUBMITTER: Straub J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10605960 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature