Patient Isolation and Personal Protective Technology Survey

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You have been asked to participate in a user needs study. The purpose of the study is to identify product characteristics for the development of an improved, patient isolation technology and/or personal protective equipment. This interview is voluntary. You have the right not to answer any question or stop the survey at any time. Unless you previously gave us permission to use your name, title, and/or information and / or quote you in any publications that may result from this research, the information you tell us will be confidential.

We aim to make the results of this study broadly available to all those working to battle COVID-19, to help promote understanding of on-the-ground realities and needs.

For any questions, please do not hesitate to reach out to Dr. Debbie Teodorescu (dlteodor@gmail.com).

Thank you so much for helping us keep patients and healthcare providers safe!

What is your healthcare role?

Healthcare setting(s) in which you work (please check all that apply)

Primary care clinic

Urgent care clinic

Specialty clinic

Services for the homeless population

Specialty clinic (please describe under "other")

Quarantine unit

Freestanding triage structure

Emergency department

Observation unit

Medical floor

Diagnostic services (e.g. imaging, phlebotomy, etc - please describe under "other")

Operating room

Non-medical floor (please describe under "other")

Intensive care unit

Rehabilitation setting

Nursing home

Dialysis unit

Ambulance or other medical transportation

Morgue

Other:

Type of healthcare setting(s) in which you work (please check all that apply)

Academic

Private nonprofit

Private for-profit

Public/safety-net

Governmental (e.g. military, veterans administration, etc)

Other:

Countr(ies) in which you work/have worked in healthcare setting(s)

Best estimate of number of patients per shift that you come into contact with, when you are working.

Best estimate of number of patients with possible or confirmed COVID-19 per shift that you come into contact with, when you are working.

Best estimate of number of patients served at your facility per day.

Best estimate of number of patients with possible or confirmed COVID-19 served at your facility per day (we recognize this may be very dynamic!)

How satisfied are you with the the level of isolation for COVID-19 patients?

Not at all satisfied

Very satisfied

Clear selection

How satisfied are you with the level of personal protective equipment available to you for care of COVID-19 patients?

Not at all satisfied

Very satisfied

Clear selection

Comments regarding existing isolation resources and/or level of personal protective equipment for care of COVID-19 patients e.g. what you currently use, wish is available, etc.

How satisfied are you at baseline with the level of isolation for care of non-COVID-19 patients?

Not at all satisfied

Very satisfied

Clear selection

How satisfied are you at baseline with the level of personal protective equipment available to you for care of non-COVID-19 patients?

Not at all satisfied

Very satisfied

Clear selection

Comments regarding existing isolation resources and/or level of personal protective equipment for care of non-COVID-19 patients e.g. what you currently use, wish is available, etc.

For the following barrier characteristics, please indicate importance to you beyond what is currently available to you.

Not necessary to have/Already have

Slightly useful to have

Nice-to-have

Important but not critical to have

Must-have

Prevent COVID-19 aerosol contamination from patient mouth to environment

Prevent COVID-19 droplet contamination from patient mouth to environment

Prevent COVID-19 aerosol contamination from patient nasal passages to environment

Prevent COVID-19 droplet contamination from patient nasal passages to environment

Provide a barrier between patient eyes and environment

Easy to store

Comfortable

Disposable

Reusable

Patient isolation with system in place (i.e. no exposure of isolated environment to external environment)

Provider isolation with system in place (i.e. no exposure of external environment to isolated environment)

Not necessary to have/Already have

Slightly useful to have

Nice-to-have

Important but not critical to have

Must-have

Prevent COVID-19 aerosol contamination from patient mouth to environment

Prevent COVID-19 droplet contamination from patient mouth to environment

Prevent COVID-19 aerosol contamination from patient nasal passages to environment

Prevent COVID-19 droplet contamination from patient nasal passages to environment

Provide a barrier between patient eyes and environment

Easy to store

Comfortable

Disposable

Reusable

Patient isolation with system in place (i.e. no exposure of isolated environment to external environment)

Provider isolation with system in place (i.e. no exposure of external environment to isolated environment)

Clear selection

Comments on critical barrier characteristics.

For the following deployment characteristics, please indicate importance to you beyond what is currently available to you.

Not necessary to have/Already have

Slightly useful to have

Nice-to-have

Important but not critical to have

Must-have

Easy to store

Easy to apply

Fast to apply

Capable of being applied by patient or caretaker

Capable of being applied by medical personnel

Capable of being applied prior to patient entry into healthcare facility

Clear selection

Comments on critical deployment characteristics.

Maximum application time

Ideal time/location/personnel to deploy isolation/PPE technology in your practice on a patient (e.g. outside, in waiting room, at time of code event, etc)

For the following use characteristics and scenarios, please indicate importance to you beyond what is currently available to you.

Not necessary to have/Already have

Slightly useful to have

Nice-to-have

Important but not critical to have

Must-have

Portable with patient in stretcher/bed

Patient able to walk around with system in place

Patient able to use walker with system in place

X-ray compatible

CT compatible

MRI compatible

Patient can eat/drink in isolation.

Compatible with feeding tube e.g. nasogastric or orogastric tube.

Compatible with endotracheal intubation.

Compatible with bougie guide-wire assisted intubation.

Compatible with bag-valve mask.

Compatible with regular nasal cannula for oxygen.

Compatible with nebulized treatments.

Patient isolation during introduction of equipment (i.e., no exposure of isolated environment to external environment.)

Provider isolation during introduction of equipment (i.e. no exposure of external environment to isolated environment)

Patient isolation during removal of equipment (i.e., no exposure of isolated environment to external environment)

Provider isolation during removal of equipment (i.e. no exposure of external environment to isolate environment.)

Patient isolation with system in place (i.e. no exposure of isolated environment to external environment)

Provider isolation with system in place (i.e. no exposure of external environment to isolated environment)

Inside of enclosure not exposed to external environment following removal

Capable of performing non-resuscitative procedures without removing isolation

Capable of performing resuscitative measures e.g. CPR without removing isolation.