Table 1

The characteristics of DRPIs in medical staff wearing N95 respirator (n=1761)

CharacteristicsNPrevalence of DRPI95% CI for prevalenceP value
Wearing condition<0.001
 N95+goggles (n, %)1395877 (62.9)60.33 to 65.40
 N95 by itself (n, %)366166 (45.4)40.25 to 50.46
Daily wearing time<0.001
 >4 hours1574974 (61.9)59.48 to 64.28
 ≤4 hours18769 (37.4)29.98 to 43.81
Sweating<0.001
 Yes1096876 (79.9)77.56 to 82.30
 No665167 (25.1)21.82 to 28.41
Gender0.181
 Male290182 (62.8)57.19 to 68.32
 Female1471861 (58.5)56.01 to 61.05
Age (years)0.865
 <351196710 (59.4)56.58 to 62.15
 ≥35565333 (58.9)54.88 to 62.99
Occupation0.752
 Doctors236142 (60.2)53.92 to 66.42
 Nurses1525901 (59.1)56.61 to 61.56
  • DRPI, device-related pressure injury; DWT, daily wearing time; N95, N95 respirator; N95+goggles, N95 respirator in combination with goggles.