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The Medical Gloves Assessment Tool (MGAT): Developing and validating a quantitative tool for assessing the safety and ergonomic features related to medical gloves
Author(s) -
Zare Asma,
Choobineh Alireza,
Mokarami Hamidreza,
Jahangiri Mehdi
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of nursing management
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.925
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1365-2834
pISSN - 0966-0429
DOI - 10.1111/jonm.13188
Subject(s) - cronbach's alpha , face validity , reliability (semiconductor) , personal protective equipment , human factors and ergonomics , occupational safety and health , medicine , scale (ratio) , construct validity , psychological intervention , health care , nursing , content validity , poison control , medical emergency , psychometrics , clinical psychology , patient satisfaction , pathology , infectious disease (medical specialty) , economics , economic growth , power (physics) , physics , disease , covid-19 , quantum mechanics
Background Medical gloves play a very important role in protecting health care workers and patients. It is very important to pay attention to the safety and ergonomic properties of medical gloves in their protective function. Aim To develop a quantitative tool for evaluating the safety and ergonomic properties of the medical gloves. Methods Five hospitals with a total of 185 health care workers participated in the research. The domains and items of the tool were developed based on an expert's panel, interviews with health care workers and a literature review. Face, content and construct validity was used for validation. Reliability was also evaluated using internal consistency. Results The final tool included 26 items in six domains, including tactile sensation, dexterity, grip strength, fitting, reliability and hand hygiene. The Cronbach's alpha was 0.82 for the total scale. Conclusion The final tool had good validity and reliability. The findings of this study led to the development of a comprehensive standard tool that can be used to assess the ergonomic and safety status of medical gloves. Implications for Nursing Management With this tool, problems related to medical gloves can be identified among nurses, and the necessary interventions can be predicted.