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. 2021 Jun 9;46(6):1204–1212. doi: 10.1007/s10900-021-01009-9

Table 4.

Barriers to clinical experiences two weeks prior to school mandate to end clinical activities

Barriers All Students (n = 518)
Could not see certain patients with certain health concerns 209 (40.3%)
Limit on large gatherings (e.g. lectures) 165 (31.9%)
Could not see patients that required PPE 127 (24.5%)
Not allowed to be at clinical site 57 (11.0%)
Patients requested restrictions 21 (4.1%)
Other (please specify) 43 (8.3%)
Did not experience any barriers 74 (14.3%)
Not Applicable/no clinical duties at the time 141 (27.2%)

Question asked students to check mark any of the above response options to identify barriers encountered when engaging in clinical activities during the two weeks PRIOR to mandate to restrict students’ clinical experiences. Initial mandate was 03/17/2020 and 2 month post data collection occurred between -5/11/2020 and 5/30/2020