School of Management and Economics, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, China.
Center for Energy and Environmental Policy Research, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, China.
Front Public Health. 2022 Feb 4;9:793642. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2021.793642. eCollection 2021.
Frontline workers (FLWs) are at a higher risk of COVID-19 infection during care interactions than the general population. Personal protective equipment (PPE) is regarded as an effective intervention for limiting the transmission of airborne viruses. However, research examining FLWs' intention to use PPE is limited.
This study addresses this research gap and also contributes by expanding the conceptual mechanism of planned behavior theory by incorporating three novel dimensions (perceived benefits of PPE, risk perceptions of the epidemic, and unavailability of PPE) in order to gain a better understanding of the factors that influence FLWs' intentions to use PPE.
Analysis is based on a sample of 763 FLWs in Pakistan using a questionnaire survey, and the structural equation modeling approach is employed to evaluate the suppositions.
Study results indicate that attitude, perceived benefits of PPE, and risk perceptions of the epidemic have positive influence on FLWs' intention to use PPE. In comparison, the unavailability of PPE and the cost of PPE have opposite effects. Meanwhile, environmental concern has a neutral effect.
The study results specify the importance of publicizing COVID-19's lethal impacts on the environment and society, ensuring cheap PPE, and simultaneously enhancing workplace safety standards.
与一般人群相比，一线工作人员（FLWs）在护理互动中感染 COVID-19 的风险更高。个人防护设备（PPE）被认为是限制空气传播病毒传播的有效干预措施。然而，研究一线工作人员使用 PPE 的意愿的研究有限。
本研究旨在解决这一研究空白，并通过纳入三个新维度（PPE 的感知益处、疫情风险感知和 PPE 的不可用性）来扩展计划行为理论的概念机制，以更好地理解影响一线工作人员使用 PPE 的意愿的因素。
分析基于巴基斯坦 763 名一线工作人员的问卷调查样本，采用结构方程模型方法评估假设。
研究结果表明，态度、PPE 的感知益处和疫情风险感知对 FLWs 使用 PPE 的意愿有积极影响。相比之下，PPE 的不可用性和 PPE 的成本则产生相反的影响。同时，环境关注具有中性影响。
研究结果表明，宣传 COVID-19 对环境和社会的致命影响、确保 PPE 价格低廉以及同时提高工作场所安全标准非常重要。
