Personal Protective Equipment Comfort and User Attitude During COVID-19

NCT04910880 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: 335561
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 230
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

There are studies in the literature that evaluate the attitude, behavior and comfort level of students who do internships in different disciplines (medicine, pharmacy) towards the use of protective equipment. However, no study evaluating physiotherapy and rehabilitation students was found. Therefore, the present study aims to investigate the behaviors and attitudes regarding the use of personal protective equipment of physiotherapy and rehabilitation department students who are interning in the Covid-19 pandemic.

Conditions

Covid19; Student; Physiotherapy

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

• Sociodemographic Evaluation Form

  Demographic datas of the participants such as age, gender, height and weight will be recorded. At the same time, internship information and information about the use of personal protective equipment (mask, gloves, goggles, apron and overalls use) will be questioned.

  Baseline

• The Attitude Inventory Regarding the Use of Personal Protective Equipment

  There is no valid and reliable questionnaire evaluating behaviors and attitudes towards the use of personal protective equipment in the literature. Therefore, in our study, the attitudes and behaviors of the participants towards personal protective equipment will be evaluated using the questions developed in the article published by Çiriş et al. Required permissions have been obtained from the corresponding author of the article. "The Attitude Inventory Regarding the Use of Personal Protective Equipment" is composed of 5 likert scale type statements such as "1 - Strongly disagree," "2 - Disagree," "3 - Not sure," "4 - Agree," and "5 - Strongly agree." Answers to questions are between 1 and 5 points, so the total score varies between 5 and 100 points. As the score from each of the subgroups increases, the positive attitude toward the use of personal protective equipment increases.

  Baseline

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 30 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64)
• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Physical Therapy Students

You may qualify if:

• The participants included in this study will be aged over 18 years, men or women, an intern student actively during Covid-19 pandemic and able to use computer and have an internet connection

You may not qualify if:

• Participants excluded from the study if they not able to understand and read Turkish as a language, do not use protective equipment with their own choice; do internship in a different discipline other than physiotherapy and rehabilitation.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Istanbul University - Cerrahpasa: lead

Study Sites (1)

Istanbul University-Cerrahpasa

Istanbul, Bakırkoy, 34147, Turkey (Türkiye)

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

COVID-19

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Pneumonia, Viral; Pneumonia; Respiratory Tract Infections; Infections; Virus Diseases; Coronavirus Infections; Coronaviridae Infections; Nidovirales Infections; RNA Virus Infections; Lung Diseases; Respiratory Tract Diseases

Study Officials

• Tansu Birinci, PT, PhD

  Istanbul Medeniyet University

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: OTHER
• Time Perspective: CROSS SECTIONAL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: PT, MSc Research Assistant

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: May 29, 2021
• First Posted: June 2, 2021
• Study Start: June 8, 2021
• Primary Completion: June 15, 2021
• Study Completion: June 30, 2021
• Last Updated: October 8, 2024

Record last verified: 2021-06

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

TU (1)