Open AccessIncreasing face-mask compliance among healthcare personnel during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic
Author(s) -
Rupak Datta,
Keith Glenn,
Anthony Pellegrino,
Jessica Tuan,
Brian Linde,
Jehanzeb Kayani,
Krisha Patel,
Lisbeysi Calo,
LouiseMarie Dembry,
Ann Fisher
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.2021.205
Subject(s) - medicine , audit , health care , intervention (counseling) , pandemic , personal protective equipment , covid-19 , nursing , disease , infectious disease (medical specialty) , management , economics , economic growth
Prior studies of universal masking have not measured face-mask compliance. We performed a quality improvement study to monitor and improve face-mask compliance among healthcare personnel (HCP) during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic.