Table II.
A comparison of PPE awareness between staff groups.
| Questions | Nurse (n = 113 or 114) |
Doctor (n = 110) |
OHCPs (n = 91) |
p-value* | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | Median | Mean | Median | Mean | Median | ||
| I have a good level of knowledge about the COVID-19 pandemic | 3.92 | 4† | 4.34 | 4† | 3.99 | 4† | < 0.001 |
| I am familiar and up to date with the government public health PPE guidelines while caring for patients in hospital | 3.91 | 4† | 4.26 | 4† | 3.96 | 4† | 0.003 |
| I am aware of the trust PPE guidelines relevant to my clinical area | 4.03 | 4† | 4.34 | 4† | 3.95 | 4† | 0.001 |
*
Kruskal-Wallis test; †highly significant differences with Wilcoxon signed rank test (i.e. p < 0.001) to the mid-range value of 3 (i.e. still significant even after Bonferroni corrections).
OHCPs, other healthcare professionals; PPE, personal protective equipment.