Healthcare workers' adherence to infection prevention and control guidelines for respiratory infectious diseases : a rapid qualitative evidence synthesis
Date
2020-07-02
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Health & Medical Publishing Group
Abstract
COVID-19 spreads easily between people who are in close contact, or through coughs and sneezes. As the number of cases continues to increase, healthcare workers (HCWs) are notably at risk as a result of frequency of contact with suspected cases or infected people. Use of infection prevention and control (IPC) strategies by HCWs is therefore important. We summarise the evidence from a rapid Cochrane qualitative evidence synthesis by Houghton et al. on barriers and facilitators to HCWs’ adherence to IPC guidelines for respiratory infectious diseases.
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CITATION: Schmidt, B.-M. et al. 2020. Healthcare workers' adherence to infection prevention and control guidelines for respiratory infectious diseases : a rapid qualitative evidence synthesis. South African Medical Journal, doi:10.7196/SAMJ.2020.v110i7.14887.
The original publication is available at http://www.samj.org.za
The original publication is available at http://www.samj.org.za
Keywords
COVID-19 (Disease) -- Prevention and control, Public health personnel -- Health risk assessment, Communicable diseases -- Transmission, Respiratory infections -- Prevention and control
Citation
Schmidt, B.-M. et al. 2020. Healthcare workers' adherence to infection prevention and control guidelines for respiratory infectious diseases : a rapid qualitative evidence synthesis. South African Medical Journal, doi:10.7196/SAMJ.2020.v110i7.14887.