Open AccessBarriers to physical distancing among healthcare workers on an academic hospital unit during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic
Author(s) -
Sara C. Keller,
Sara Pau,
Alejandra Salinas,
Opeyemi Oladapo-Shittu,
Sara E. Cosgrove,
Robin LewisCherry,
Briana Vecchio-Pagán,
Patience Osei,
Ayşe P. Gürses,
Clare Rock,
Anna Sick-Samuels
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
infection control and hospital epidemiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.243
H-Index - 138
eISSN - 1559-6834
pISSN - 0899-823X
DOI - 10.1017/ice.2021.154
Subject(s) - social distance , distancing , pandemic , qualitative research , health care , medicine , confidentiality , unit (ring theory) , personal protective equipment , covid-19 , medical emergency , nursing , psychology , disease , infectious disease (medical specialty) , computer security , computer science , social science , mathematics education , pathology , sociology , economics , economic growth
Physical distancing among healthcare workers (HCWs) is an essential strategy in preventing HCW-to-HCWs transmission of severe acute respiratory coronavirus virus 2 (SARS-CoV-2).