Table 3.

Change in Attitudes Before and After PPE Session

	Attitude Score, mean (SD)
Question	Session 1 (N=65)	Session 2 (N=65)	Change (N=65)	P-value
Non-sterile gloves interfere with procedures	1.8 (0.9)	2.3 (1.0)	0.5 (1.1)	0.0014
Full body PPE suits interfere with procedures	4.1 (0.6)	3.4 (1.0)	−0.6 (1.0)	<.0001
PPE makes it hard for me to focus on my procedure	3.0 (1.0)	3.0 (1.2)	0.0 (1.1)	0.8292
PPE is claustrophobic	2.8 (1.1)	2.4 (1.2)	−0.4 (1.2)	0.0197
Slower performing procedures in full-body PPE	4.2 (0.6)	3.8 (1.0)	−0.4 (1.1)	0.0038
Prepared to appropriately don Ebola-type gear	3.6 (1.3)	4.1 (0.8)	0.5 (1.0)	0.0002

Attitude score: 1=Strongly Disagree, 2=Disagree, 3=Neither Agree nor Disagree, 4=Agree, 5=Strongly Agree.

P-value was computed using paired t-test.

PPE=personal protective equipment; SD=standard deviation.