The 'haves' and 'have-nots' of personal protective equipment during the COVID-19 pandemic: the ethics of emerging inequalities amongst healthcare workers

C Shelton, K El-Boghdadly, JB Appleby - Journal of Medical Ethics, 2022 - jme.bmj.com
The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated inequalities, including among the healthcare
workforce. Based on recent literature and drawing on our experiences of working in …

Biophysical and biochemical changes in skin health of healthcare professionals using respirators during COVID‐19 pandemic

N Abiakam, H Jayabal, K Mitchell… - Skin Research and …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Background Personal protective equipment, including respirator devices, has been used to
protect healthcare workers (HCWs) during the COVID‐19 pandemic. These are fitted to skin …

A combined imaging, deformation and registration methodology for predicting respirator fitting

S Caggiari, B Keenan, DL Bader, MN Mavrogordato… - PloS one, 2022 - journals.plos.org
N95/FFP3 respirators have been critical to protect healthcare workers and their patients from
the transmission of COVID-19. However, these respirators are characterised by a limited …

Lived Experiences of Intensive Care Professional Nurses Caring for COVID‐19 Patients in Private Hospitals in Gauteng, South Africa: A Phenomenological Study

W Molala, C Downing - Journal of Nursing Management, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Aim. To explore and describe intensive care professional nurses' experiences caring for
COVID‐19 patients in private hospitals in Gauteng, South Africa. Introduction. Pandemics …

[HTML][HTML] Initial evidence that skin health deteriorates for younger age groups and with increased daily use of face masks for healthcare professionals at a dental …

A Kua, S Richmond, DJJ Farnell - Journal of Dentistry, 2024 - Elsevier
Objective To determine the incidence and site of any adverse effects of wearing face masks
via an online questionnaire. Methods Healthcare workers in a dental hospital who wear …

Virtual tourism, carbon footprint, and circularity

M De-la-Cruz-Diaz, A Alvarez-Risco… - … economy: Impact on …, 2022 - Springer
This chapter aims to analyze the tourism sector globally and the creation of virtual tourism. It
is presented along with the previous context of the sector and the damage made by the …

Skin lesions associated with the use of N95 respirators among health professionals in Brazil in 2020

E Gir, KAA Caetano, MG Menegueti… - … Latino-Americana de …, 2023 - SciELO Brasil
Objective: to investigate the prevalence of skin lesions and factors associated with the use of
N95 respirators among health professionals in Brazil. Method: a cross-sectional study …

[HTML][HTML] Mask-related adverse skin reactions and risk factors: A literature review

JL Ku, MH Sun, YC Yen, CC Chi - Dermatologica Sinica, 2023 - journals.lww.com
Wearing facial masks is a commonly used personal protection measure during the COVID-
19 pandemic. However, prolonged use of masks has caused adverse skin reactions in both …

Physical burden and perceived stress of personal protective equipment during COVID-19 pandemic: a retrospective study in the United Arab Emirates

MMH Alshehi, RE Ilesanmi… - SAGE Open …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Introduction Over the course of the COVID-19 pandemic, personal protective equipment
(PPE) has become necessary. According to published research, PPE-related physical …

Skin problems associated with using of personal protective equipment in COVID‐19 intensive care units

L Altin, A Akbiyik - Nursing in Critical Care, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Background Health care workers, who worked intensively during the COVID‐19 pandemic,
faced some problems, including skin problems, due to the personal protective equipment …