Heat stress and PPE during COVID-19: impact on healthcare workers' performance, safety and well-being in NHS settings

  1. S.L. Davey
  2. B.J. Lee
  3. T. Robbins
  4. H. Randeva
  5. C.D. Thake

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    SciScore for 10.1101/2020.09.22.20198820: (What is this?)

    Please note, not all rigor criteria are appropriate for all manuscripts.

    Table 1: Rigor

    Institutional Review Board StatementIRB: Ethical approval was provided by Coventry University Ethics Committee.
    Randomizationnot detected.
    Blindingnot detected.
    Power Analysisnot detected.
    Sex as a biological variablenot detected.

    Table 2: Resources

    Software and Algorithms
    SentencesResources
    All statistical procedure were performed using the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences 25.0 for Windows (SPSS, Inc., Chicago, IL, USA).
    Statistical Package for the Social Sciences
    suggested: (SPSS, RRID:SCR_002865)
    SPSS
    suggested: (SPSS, RRID:SCR_002865)

    Results from OddPub: We did not detect open data. We also did not detect open code. Researchers are encouraged to share open data when possible (see Nature blog).

    Results from LimitationRecognizer: We detected the following sentences addressing limitations in the study:
    Limitations: There are some limitations to this study. The more thermally challenging PPE ensemble (i.e. Type 1) is underrepresented in the sample population therefore the extent of the heat stress and its impact on HCWs working-life may not be fully represented. Further studies detailing the experiences of HCWs in intensive care environments may provide this information. In addition, it is not understood whether respondents adhered to certain policies designed to alleviate heat stress when wearing PPE which may have influenced individuals’ responses. Males are also underrepresented in the sample population. It is acknowledged that sex-related differences in thermoregulatory responses are present when PPE is worn44, therefore, male HCWs’ experiences may differ to that represented in the present study.

    Results from TrialIdentifier: No clinical trial numbers were referenced.

    Results from Barzooka: We did not find any issues relating to the usage of bar graphs.

    Results from JetFighter: We did not find any issues relating to colormaps.

    Results from rtransparent:
    • Thank you for including a conflict of interest statement. Authors are encouraged to include this statement when submitting to a journal.
    • Thank you for including a funding statement. Authors are encouraged to include this statement when submitting to a journal.
    • No protocol registration statement was detected.

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  2. Version published to 10.1016/j.jhin.2020.11.027
  3. Version published to 10.1101/2020.09.22.20198820v1 on medRxiv