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Evaluation of the Effects of Wearing Masks among Healthcare Professionals During COVID-19 pandemic

COVID-19 Pandemi Sürecinde Sağlık Çalışanlarında Maske Kullanımının EtkilerininDeğerlendirilmesi

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205–218
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2022-11-06
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The difference between the groups in terms of oxygen saturation and heart beat rates in 60th and 180th minutes was compared with baseline values using Student-t test.

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Objective & Hypothesis:The aim of this study is to evaluate different types of masks and difficulties that are observed whilewearing masks during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Key Findings & Data:A total of 112 volunteers, 78 females and 34 males, working at Izmir University of EconomicsMedical Park Hospital, consisting of secretaries, nurses and doctors, were included in the study.
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Conclusion & Impact:The difference between the groups in terms of oxygen saturation and heart beat rates in 60th and 180th minutes was compared with baseline values using Student-t test.
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The aim of this study is to evaluate different types of masks and difficulties that are observed whilewearing masks during the COVID-19 pandemic. The study was performed following local ethical committeeapproval. A total of 112 volunteers, 78 females and 34 males, working at Izmir University of EconomicsMedical Park Hospital, consisting of secretaries, nurses and doctors, were included in the study. Volunteerswere divided into two groups as those using surgical medical masks and FFP2 masks. 81 volunteers usingsurgical medical masks were included in the first group and 31 volunteers using FFP2 mask were included inthe second group. Development of dyspnea, vision disturbance, ear pain, headache, discomfort on face andanxiety complaints during the 60th and 180th minutes during mask usage was questioned. In addition, changesof oxygen saturation and changes of heart beat rate were measured with the pulse oximeter at 60th and 180thminutes and compared with the baseline values. Variation of the complaints were evaluated regarding allergy,smoking and use of glasses. For statistical analysis, the statistical package SPSS version 17 was used. Thedistribution of the data was analyzed with Kruskal Wallis and Shapiro Wilk tests. The data was found to benormally distributed. The difference between the groups in terms of oxygen saturation and heart beat rates in 60th and 180th minutes was compared with baseline values using Student-t test. A p value of

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Bu çalışmanın amacı COVID-19 pandemisi sürecinde farklı maske tiplerinin ve bunların kullanım güçlüklerinin incelenmesidir. Çalışma etik kurul onayı sonrası düzenlendi. İzmir Ekonomi ÜniversitesiMedical Park Hastanesi’nde çalışan, sekreter, hemşire ve doktorlardan oluşan, yaş ortalaması 29,5 olan 78kadın, 34 erkek toplam 112 gönüllü çalışmaya dâhil edildi. Gönüllüler cerrahi tıbbi maske ve FFP2 maskekullananlar olarak iki gruba ayrıldı. 1. gruba cerrahi tıbbi maske kullanan 81 gönüllü, 2. gruba FFP2 maskekullanan 31 gönüllü dahil edildi. Gönüllülerin, maske kullanımı esnasında 60. dakika ve 180. dakikada nefesdarlığı, görme sıkıntısı, kulak ağrısı, baş ağrısı, yüzde rahatsızlık hissi, anksiyete şikâyetlerinin gelişipgelişmediği sorgulandı. Ayrıca 60. ve 180. dakikalarda pulse oksimetre cihazı ile gönüllülerin oksijensatürasyonları ve kalp atım sayılarındaki değişiklik ölçüldü ve başlangıç değerleriyle kıyaslandı. Şikâyetlerin;alerji, sigara kullanımı ve gözlük kullanımı ile değişkenlik gösterip göstermediği değerlendirildi. Verilerinanalizinde SPSS 17 paket program kullanıldı. Mevcut verilerin dağılımı Kruskal Wallis ve Shapiro Wilk testleriile incelendi. Verilerin normal dağılım paterninde olduğu saptandı ve ortalama±standart sapma olarak, gruplararasında başlangıç, 60 ve 180. dakika satürasyon ve nabız değerleri açısından fark olup olmadığı Student-t testiile karşılaştırıldı. p

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ERTÜRK, E., BİÇEN, Ç. (2022). Evaluation of the Effects of Wearing Masks among Healthcare Professionals During COVID-19 pandemic. Turkish Studies (Elektronik), Cilt: 15 - Sayı: 6, 205–218. https://ajindex.com/articles/617232

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