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dc.contributor.authorLópez-López, Daniel
dc.contributor.authorDe-Yñigo-Mojado, Borja
dc.contributor.authorBecerro-de-Bengoa-Vallejo, Ricardo
dc.contributor.authorLosa Iglesias, Marta Elena
dc.contributor.authorMadera-García, Javier
dc.contributor.authorRodríguez Sanz, David
dc.contributor.authorCalvo-Lobo, César
dc.contributor.authorAngulo-Carrere, María Teresa
dc.contributor.authorSan Antolín, Marta
dc.date.accessioned2022-03-10T11:39:33Z
dc.date.available2022-03-10T11:39:33Z
dc.date.issued2021-10
dc.identifier.citationDe-Yñigo-Mojado, B.; Becerro-de-Bengoa-Vallejo, R.; Losa-Iglesias, M.E.; Madera-García, J.; Rodríguez-Sanz, D.; Calvo-Lobo, C.; López-López, D.; Angulo-Carrere, M.T.; San-Antolín, M. Facial Hair Decreases Fit Factor of Masks and Respirators in Healthcare Providers. Biology 2021, 10, 1031. https://doi.org/10.3390/biology10101031es_ES
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2183/29951
dc.description.abstract[Abstract] In response to the current state of the COVID-19 pandemic, healthcare providers are using common surgical masks and filtering respirators in conjunction with the presence of facial hair, which could lead to a large number of particles passing into their respiratory system. The purpose of this study was to determine the fit factor effectiveness of filtering respirators and surgical masks in bearded versus non-bearded healthcare providers. A controlled randomized clinical trial (NCT04391010) was carried out, analyzing a sample of 63 healthcare providers. The fit factors of surgical masks and FFP3 filtering respirators for healthcare providers with (n = 32) and without (n = 31) facial hair were compared. Fit factors were measured during an exercises protocol in which healthcare providers wore surgical masks and FFP3 filtering respirators. Surgical mask fit factor comparisons did not show significant differences (p > 0.05) between healthcare providers with and without facial hair. In contrast, filtering respirator fit factor comparisons showed statistically significant differences (p < 0.01) between both groups, indicating that healthcare providers with facial hair showed lower fit factor scores, which implies a worse fit factor with respect to healthcare providers without facial hair. The fit factor effectiveness of filtering respirators was reduced in healthcare providers with facial hair. The authors of this paper encourage healthcare providers to trim their beards during filtering respirator use or wear full-mask filtering facepiece respirators, especially during the COVID-19 pandemices_ES
dc.language.isoenges_ES
dc.publisherMDPIes_ES
dc.relation.urihttps://doi.org/10.3390/biology10101031es_ES
dc.rightsAtribución 4.0 Internacionales_ES
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/*
dc.subjectCommunity Health Workerses_ES
dc.subjectProfesionales sanitarios comunitarioses_ES
dc.subjectFiltrationes_ES
dc.subjectFiltraciónes_ES
dc.subjectMaskses_ES
dc.subjectMascarillases_ES
dc.subjectHaires_ES
dc.subjectVello faciales_ES
dc.subjectRespiratory protective deviceses_ES
dc.subjectRespiradoreses_ES
dc.titleFacial Hair Decreases Fit Factor of Masks and Respirators in Healthcare Providerses_ES
dc.typeinfo:eu-repo/semantics/articlees_ES
dc.rights.accessinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccesses_ES
UDC.journalTitleBiologyes_ES
UDC.volume10es_ES
UDC.issue10es_ES
UDC.startPage1031es_ES
dc.identifier.doi10.3390/biology10101031


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