The negative impact of wearing personal protective equipment on communication during coronavirus disease 2019

被引：89

作者：

Hampton, T. ^{[1
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Crunkhorn, R. ^{[1
,2
]}

Lowe, N. ^{[1
,2
]}

Bhat, J. ^{[1
,2
]}

Hogg, E. ^{[1
,2
]}

Afifi, W. ^{[1
,2
]}

De, S. ^{[1
,2
]}

Street, I ^{[1
,2
]}

Sharma, R. ^{[1
,2
]}

Krishnan, M. ^{[1
,2
]}

Clarke, R. ^{[1
,2
]}

Dasgupta, S. ^{[1
,2
]}

Ratnayake, S. ^{[1
,2
]}

Sharma, S. ^{[1
,2
]}

机构：

[1] Alder Hey Childrens Hosp NHS Fdn Trust, Dept Ear Nose & Throat Surg, Eaton Rd, Liverpool L12 2AP, Merseyside, England

[2] Alder Hey Childrens Hosp NHS Fdn Trust, Dept Audiovestibular Med & Audiol, Eaton Rd, Liverpool L12 2AP, Merseyside, England

来源：

JOURNAL OF LARYNGOLOGY AND OTOLOGY | 2020年 / 134卷 / 07期

关键词：

Communication; Protective Devices; Coronavirus Infections; Health Personnel; Noise; IN-NOISE TEST; WORD RECOGNITION; NORMAL-HEARING; SPEECH; THRESHOLDS; QUIET;

D O I：

10.1017/S0022215120001437

中图分类号：

R76 [耳鼻咽喉科学];

学科分类号：

100213 ;

摘要：

Background Coronavirus disease 2019 personal protective equipment has been reported to affect communication in healthcare settings. This study sought to identify those challenges experimentally. Method Bamford-Kowal-Bench speech discrimination in noise performance of healthcare workers was tested under simulated background noise conditions from a variety of hospital environments. Candidates were assessed for ability to interpret speech with and without personal protective equipment, with both normal speech and raised voice. Results There was a significant difference in speech discrimination scores between normal and personal protective equipment wearing subjects in operating theatre simulated background noise levels (70 dB). Conclusion Wearing personal protective equipment can impact communication in healthcare environments. Efforts should be made to remind staff about this burden and to seek alternative communication paradigms, particularly in operating theatre environments.

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页数：5

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