Impact of the Surgical Mask on the Patient-nurse Relation in Primary Care

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

UNKNOWN

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

150 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2018-01-31

Study Completion Date

2018-12-31

Brief Summary

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The goal of this study is to inspect the effect of nurses wearing the surgical mask on their patients' satisfaction with the relationship. All participants will initially be treated without the mask. Then, half will be treated with the mask and the other half will be treated without the mask.

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Detailed Description

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The use of the surgical mask has well-known benefits for both the patient and the professional regarding the control of infection contamination. However, its use is left to individual criteria, and is passed on from generation to generation of nurses through experiential, intuitive knowledge. Studies are necessary to support the use of the surgical mask.

Research indicates that wearing the mask affects perception of words, thus influencing patient-nurse communication. However, it might also affect the very nurse--patient relation. For example, it can convey the idea of personal distancing, which can either be appreciated by patients as dutiful professional care by the nurse, or viewed as a limit imposed on interpersonal communication and on the relationship.

This study inspects patient satisfaction about (1) interpersonal aspects and (2) professionalism in the patient-nurse relationship when the mask is used.

Conditions

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Satisfaction, Personal

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

SEQUENTIAL

All participants will initially be treated without the surgical mask. Then, half will be treated with the mask and the other half will be treated without the mask.

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

TRIPLE

Participants Investigators Outcome Assessors

Participants are blind as to whether they are in the control or experimental groups. The investigators and outcomes assessors are blind to which patients received the intervention.

Study Groups

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With Mask

Use of the surgical mask in one routine wound treatment appointment.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Mask

Intervention Type DEVICE

All participants will initially be treated without the mask. In the next appointment, half will be treated with the mask.

Without Mask

Routine wound treatment appointment without nurses wearing the surgical mask.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Routine wound treatment

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

All participants will initially be treated for their wounds without the mask. In the next appointment, half will again be treated for their wounds without the mask.

Interventions

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Mask

All participants will initially be treated without the mask. In the next appointment, half will be treated with the mask.

Intervention Type DEVICE

Routine wound treatment

All participants will initially be treated for their wounds without the mask. In the next appointment, half will again be treated for their wounds without the mask.

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Patients suffering from chronic wounds
* Age: 18 years or older
* Know how to read and write in Portuguese
* Confirmed autopsychic and allopsychic orientation
* Maintain previous relation with the nurse of at least 18 months
* Need at least two consecutive treatments with the nurse