TABLE 3.

Attitude Toward PPE Use

	Attitude Scorea
	Baseline		PPE		Change
Question	N	Mean (SD)	N	Mean (SD)	N	Mean (SD)	P-Valueb
Non-sterile gloves interfere with procedures	43	1.6 (1.1)	43	3.3 (1.2)	43	1.7 (1.6)	<0.0001
Full body PPE suits interfere with procedures	42	4.0 (1.1)	42	3.9 (0.8)	42	−0.1 (1.3)	0.6430
PPE makes it hard for me to focus on my procedure	42	3.0 (1.2)	42	2.6 (1.1)	42	−0.4 (1.6)	0.1357
PPE is claustrophobic	42	1.6 (0.8)	42	1.7 (0.9)	42	0.1 (1.0)	0.4524
Slower performing procedures in full-body PPE	41	4.3 (0.8)	41	4.0 (0.8)	41	−0.3 (1.1)	0.0794
Prepared to appropriately don Level B gear	42	4.2 (1.3)	42	4.7 (0.7)	42	0.5 (1.2)	0.0121

Abbreviations: IQR, interquartile range; PPE, personal protective equipment; SD, standard deviation.

^a1 = Strongly Disagree, 2 = Disagree, 3 = Neither Agree nor Disagree, 4 = Agree, 5 = Strongly Agree.

^bPaired t-test.