HAIs	healthcare-associated infections
JBI	Joanna Briggs Institute
PRISMA	Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses
PICOS	Population, Intervention, Comparison, Outcomes, and Study Design
RCTs	randomized controlled trials
PROSPERO	International Prospective Register of Systematic Reviews
PPE	personal protective equipment
GRADE	Grading of Recommendations, Assessment, Development, and Evaluation
SoF	Summary of Findings
SPSS	Statistical Package for the Social Sciences
FCT	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
CHRC	Comprehensive Health Research Centre
ciTechCare	Centre for Innovative Care and Health Technology