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THE USE OF PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT IN HEALTHCARE SERVICES AND DIFFICULTIES EXPERIENCED BY PHARMACY EMPLOYEES DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC

Year 2021, Volume: 24 Issue: 4, 867 - 884, 27.12.2021

Simge Samancı , Gamze Tarcan

Abstract

In this study, the use of personal protective equipment (PPE) by pharmacy employees (responsible manager pharmacist, second pharmacist, trainee pharmacist, pharmacy technician and pharmacy apprentice), working in the community pharmacies, while offering their daily service during the COVID-19 pandemic and the difficulties experienced by them due to the use of these equipment were evaluated. The study was conducted with 405 employees working in the community pharmacies located in a metropolitan area. A survey consisting of 44 descriptive questions was prepared by the researchers. The survey was applied face-to-face by taking the necessary measures for COVID-19. All analyses were conducted using SPSS (version 22). It was found that 94.07% of the community pharmacy employees were wearing only surgical mask, 3.95% were wearing only N95 mask, and 1.98% were using both masks. The participants were using at least one protective equipment for an average of 9.6 hours a day and an average of 5.9 days a week. In addition, approximately 98.52% of the participants considered that the size of PPE they used was appropriate, 86.42% believed that PPE was protective against COVID-19 and 86.91% believed that PPE prevented the risk of infection. On the other hand, the participants replaced the mask 3 times a day on average. And 62.47% stated that the mask did not affect their working skills. 26.42% of those who stated that the mask had an effect on skills believed that it negatively affected their speech skills. It was concluded that the use of PPE did not cause negative symptoms such as headache, asthma, depression, anxiety, skin problems, motivation loss, and stress among pharmacy employees and they adjusted to working with these equipment.

Keywords

COVID-19 community pharmacy personal protective equipment healthcare service pharmacy employee

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COVID-19 PANDEMİSİNDE ECZANE ÇALIŞANLARININ SAĞLIK HİZMETİ SUNUMLARINDA KİŞİSEL KORUYUCU EKİPMAN KULLANIMLARI VE YAŞADIKLARI ZORLUKLAR

Year 2021, Volume: 24 Issue: 4, 867 - 884, 27.12.2021

Simge Samancı , Gamze Tarcan

Abstract

Bu çalışmada, COVID-19 döneminde serbest eczanelerde çalışan personelin (mesul müdür eczacı, ikinci eczacı, stajyer eczacı, eczane teknikeri ve eczane çırağı) günlük hizmet sunumu sırasında kişisel koruyucu ekipman kullanımları ve bu ekipmanlarla çalışırken karşılaştıkları zorluklar değerlendirilmiştir. Çalışma metropol bir bölgede bulunan ve serbest eczanelerde çalışan 405 personele uygulanmıştır. 44 tanımlayıcı soruyu içeren anket araştırmacılar tarafından oluşturulmuştur. Anket COVID-19’a yönelik gerekli önlemler alınarak, yüz yüze uygulanmıştır. Tüm analizler SPSS (version 22) kullanılarak yapılmıştır. Serbest eczane çalışanlarının %94,07’sinin yalnızca cerrahi maske, %3,95’inin yalnızca N95 maske ve %1,98’inin ise her iki maskeyi de kullandıkları tespit edilmiştir. Katılımcılar en az bir koruyucu ekipmanı günde ortalama 9,6 saat, haftada ise ortalama 5.9 gün kullanmaktadırlar. Ayrıca, katılımcıların neredeyse %98.52’si kullandıkları kişisel koruyucu ekipmanın boyutunu uygun bulurken, %86.42’si bu ekipmanın COVID-19’a karşı koruyucu olduğunu ve % 86,91’i de bulaşma riskini engellediğini düşünmektedir. Diğer taraftan, katılımcılar maskeyi ortalama günde 3 kez yenilemektedirler ve %62,47’si maskenin çalışma becerilerini etkilemediğini belirtmiştir. Maskenin becerilere etkisi olduğunu ifade edenlerin %26,42’si ise, konuşma yeteneklerini olumsuz etkilediğini düşünmektedir. Ayrıca, kullanılan kişisel koruyucu ekipmanın eczane personelinde baş ağrısı, astım, depresyon, anksiyete, cilt problemleri, motivasyon kaybı, stres gibi olumsuz semptomlara neden olmadığı ve personelin bu ekipmanlarla çalışmaya alıştığı sonucuna varılmıştır.

Keywords

COVID-19 serbest eczane kişisel koruyucu ekipman sağlık hizmeti eczane personeli

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Primary Language English
Subjects Health Care Administration
Journal Section Makaleler
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Simge Samancı 0000-0002-1284-381X

Gamze Tarcan This is me 0000-0002-5710-9547

Publication Date December 27, 2021
Published in Issue Year 2021 Volume: 24 Issue: 4

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APA Samancı, S., & Tarcan, G. (2021). THE USE OF PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT IN HEALTHCARE SERVICES AND DIFFICULTIES EXPERIENCED BY PHARMACY EMPLOYEES DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC. Hacettepe Sağlık İdaresi Dergisi, 24(4), 867-884.
AMA Samancı S, Tarcan G. THE USE OF PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT IN HEALTHCARE SERVICES AND DIFFICULTIES EXPERIENCED BY PHARMACY EMPLOYEES DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC. HSİD. December 2021;24(4):867-884.
Chicago Samancı, Simge, and Gamze Tarcan. “THE USE OF PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT IN HEALTHCARE SERVICES AND DIFFICULTIES EXPERIENCED BY PHARMACY EMPLOYEES DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC”. Hacettepe Sağlık İdaresi Dergisi 24, no. 4 (December 2021): 867-84.
EndNote Samancı S, Tarcan G (December 1, 2021) THE USE OF PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT IN HEALTHCARE SERVICES AND DIFFICULTIES EXPERIENCED BY PHARMACY EMPLOYEES DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC. Hacettepe Sağlık İdaresi Dergisi 24 4 867–884.
IEEE S. Samancı and G. Tarcan, “THE USE OF PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT IN HEALTHCARE SERVICES AND DIFFICULTIES EXPERIENCED BY PHARMACY EMPLOYEES DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC”, HSİD, vol. 24, no. 4, pp. 867–884, 2021.
ISNAD Samancı, Simge - Tarcan, Gamze. “THE USE OF PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT IN HEALTHCARE SERVICES AND DIFFICULTIES EXPERIENCED BY PHARMACY EMPLOYEES DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC”. Hacettepe Sağlık İdaresi Dergisi 24/4 (December 2021), 867-884.
JAMA Samancı S, Tarcan G. THE USE OF PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT IN HEALTHCARE SERVICES AND DIFFICULTIES EXPERIENCED BY PHARMACY EMPLOYEES DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC. HSİD. 2021;24:867–884.
MLA Samancı, Simge and Gamze Tarcan. “THE USE OF PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT IN HEALTHCARE SERVICES AND DIFFICULTIES EXPERIENCED BY PHARMACY EMPLOYEES DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC”. Hacettepe Sağlık İdaresi Dergisi, vol. 24, no. 4, 2021, pp. 867-84.
Vancouver Samancı S, Tarcan G. THE USE OF PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT IN HEALTHCARE SERVICES AND DIFFICULTIES EXPERIENCED BY PHARMACY EMPLOYEES DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC. HSİD. 2021;24(4):867-84.
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