Forgie Sarah E, Reitsma Jeff, Spady Don, Wright Bruce, Stobart Kent
Department of Pediatrics, University of Alberta, Room 8213, Aberhart Center, 11402 University Ave, Edmonton, AB, T6G 2J3, Canada.
Pediatrics. 2009 Oct;124(4):e777-81. doi: 10.1542/peds.2008-3709. Epub 2009 Sep 28.
The goal was to determine whether young children and their parents prefer physicians wearing clear face shields or surgical masks.
Eighty children (4-10 years of age) and their guardians were recruited from a pediatric emergency department. A survey and color photographs of the same male and female physicians wearing face shields and surgical masks were distributed. The parents were asked to decide which set of physicians they would prefer to care for their children and with which set of physicians they thought their children would be most comfortable. The children then were asked to decide which set of physicians they would prefer to take care of them and why. The children also were asked whether they found any of the physicians frightening and, if so, why.
Fifty-one percent of parents preferred the pictures of physicians wearing face shields, and 62% thought that their children would choose the physicians in the face shields because their faces were visible and therefore less frightening. However, 59% of children stated that either set of physicians would be fine and neither was frightening; if given a choice, 49% would choose physicians in face shields.
Physicians and parents have a perception that surgical masks are frightening to all children. Our study has shown that this perception is not completely true. Face shields may be a better choice, however, because both parents and children would prefer this option.
确定幼儿及其父母更喜欢佩戴透明面罩的医生还是佩戴外科口罩的医生。
从儿科急诊科招募了80名儿童（4至10岁）及其监护人。发放了一份调查问卷以及同一位男性和女性医生分别佩戴面罩和外科口罩的彩色照片。要求父母决定他们更希望哪组医生照顾自己的孩子，以及他们认为孩子与哪组医生相处会最自在。然后询问孩子们他们更希望哪组医生照顾自己以及原因。还询问孩子们是否觉得其中任何一位医生令人害怕，如果是，原因是什么。
51%的父母更喜欢佩戴面罩的医生的照片，62%的父母认为他们的孩子会选择佩戴面罩的医生，因为能看到医生的脸，所以不那么可怕。然而，59%的孩子表示两组医生都可以，都不可怕；如果可以选择，49%的孩子会选择佩戴面罩的医生。
医生和父母都认为外科口罩会吓到所有孩子。我们的研究表明这种看法并不完全正确。然而，面罩可能是更好的选择，因为父母和孩子都更喜欢这个选项。
