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Table 6 Percentage of respondents who moderately/greatly agreed that each front line work environment factor affected their ability to follow IPAC practices among all 1337 respondents. Percentages for the overall cohort of 2488 respondents is also reported for reference

From: Barriers to infection prevention and control in long-term care/assisted living settings in British Columbia during the COVID-19 pandemic: a cross-sectional survey

Population

Number of respondents (min, max)*

Limited time (%)

Burnout/fatigue (%)

Tired of cleaning hands (%)

Concerns for hand skin (%)

Tired of wearing PPE (%)

PPE affects function (%)

Concerns for skin (%)

Limited cleaning staff (%)

Limited staff for leave (%)

Limited IPAC staff (%)

Limited IPAC leadership (%)

Limited IPAC communication (%)

Limited IPAC training (%)

Limited outbreak knowledge (%)

Ltd patient management knowledge (%)

Acute Care

(784, 878)

30

56

30

42

49

46

40

47

70

41

39

41

32

39

36

LTC/AL

(410, 427)

51

47

43

45

48

51

45

48

56

47

47

44

47

44

47

Overall

(2229, 2398)

41

49

37

44

48

46

43

46

58

42

41

42

39

41

41

  1. *Respondents who experienced the barrier and provided a rating varied for each factor