Effect of Wearing a Face Mask on Oxygen Saturation among Hemodialysis Patients Versus Healthy Staff Members
Mohamed Abdelhamed Ali, H., Mahmoud Shaker Mohamed, T., Hessin Yousef Heggy, E., Mohamed Abdelgawad, S., Gamal Eid Elsehrawy, M., Sayed Abd-Almageed, A. (2022). Effect of Wearing a Face Mask on Oxygen Saturation among Hemodialysis Patients Versus Healthy Staff Members. EKB Journal Management System, 3(1), 117-132. doi: 10.21608/ejnsr.2022.247067
Hala Mohamed Abdelhamed Ali; Tarek Mahmoud Shaker Mohamed; Eman Hessin Yousef Heggy; Sara Mohamed Abdelgawad; Mohamed Gamal Eid Elsehrawy; Asmaa Sayed Abd-Almageed. "Effect of Wearing a Face Mask on Oxygen Saturation among Hemodialysis Patients Versus Healthy Staff Members". EKB Journal Management System, 3, 1, 2022, 117-132. doi: 10.21608/ejnsr.2022.247067
Mohamed Abdelhamed Ali, H., Mahmoud Shaker Mohamed, T., Hessin Yousef Heggy, E., Mohamed Abdelgawad, S., Gamal Eid Elsehrawy, M., Sayed Abd-Almageed, A. (2022). 'Effect of Wearing a Face Mask on Oxygen Saturation among Hemodialysis Patients Versus Healthy Staff Members', EKB Journal Management System, 3(1), pp. 117-132. doi: 10.21608/ejnsr.2022.247067
Mohamed Abdelhamed Ali, H., Mahmoud Shaker Mohamed, T., Hessin Yousef Heggy, E., Mohamed Abdelgawad, S., Gamal Eid Elsehrawy, M., Sayed Abd-Almageed, A. Effect of Wearing a Face Mask on Oxygen Saturation among Hemodialysis Patients Versus Healthy Staff Members. EKB Journal Management System, 2022; 3(1): 117-132. doi: 10.21608/ejnsr.2022.247067

Effect of Wearing a Face Mask on Oxygen Saturation among Hemodialysis Patients Versus Healthy Staff Members

International Egyptian Journal of Nursing Sciences and Research
Article 7, Volume 3, Issue 1, July 2022, Pages 117-132    PDF (491.12 K)
Document Type: Original Article
DOI: 10.21608/ejnsr.2022.247067
Authors
Hala Mohamed Abdelhamed Ali1; Tarek Mahmoud Shaker Mohamed* 1; Eman Hessin Yousef Heggy2; Sara Mohamed Abdelgawad3; Mohamed Gamal Eid Elsehrawy4; Asmaa Sayed Abd-Almageed5
1Lecturer of Medical-Surgical Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Mansoura University, Egypt.
2Lecturer of Medical-Surgical Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Mansoura University, Egypt
3Clinical instructor, Mansoura University Hospitals, Egypt.
4Lecturer, Nursing Administration, Faculty of Nursing, Port Said University, Egypt.
5Assistant professor of Medical-Surgical Nursing-Faculty of nursing-Assiut University, Egypt.
Abstract
Background: COVID-19 represents a major threat to hemodialysis health life, due to their low immunity, it is essential to wear a face mask to protect them against the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic. Aim: To evaluate the effect of wearing a face mask on oxygen saturation among hemodialysis patients versus healthy staff members.
Methods: Research design: a quasi-experimental research design Setting: dialysis units at Mansoura University and New General Mansoura hospital. Subjects: A purposive sample with a total of 190 patients was classified into two equal groups, entitled hemodialysis patients group and healthy staff members group, each group involved 95 participants. Tools: Tool I: A structured interview oxygen saturation assessment sheet. Tool II: Face Mask Perceptions Scale. Results: no significant difference in oxygen saturation during wearing masks compared to non-wearing masks in both groups. Conclusion: wearing different types of protective face masks had no effect on oxygen saturation among hemodialysis patients and healthy staff members. Recommendations: All hemodialysis patients and healthy staff members should wear a face mask in hemodialysis units or the public area as protection against COVID-19 infection.
Keywords
Face mask; Hemodialysis patients; Oxygen saturation
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