Entire cohort analysis (n=48)
| Survey questions | Percentage of respondents who answered ‘yes’ | ||
| Uncoated (control) | Coated (intervention) | P value | |
| Did the goggles you just wore ever fog while wearing them on today’s shift? | 39/48 (81%) | 26/48 (55%) | 0.0029 |
| Were there any instances today that fogging of the goggles you have just worn may have impacted the care of your patient and possibly have led to a safety concern (eg, fogging while performing a procedure, difficulty with reading the patient monitor or labels, etc)? | 17/48 (35%) | 8/48 (17%) | 0.0067 |
| Mean (0 (not at all) to 10 (very frequently)) | |||
| How often did the goggles fog? | 4.5±3.3 | 2.1±2.5 | <0.0001 |
| How often did fogging of your goggles limit your ability to perform your tasks (eg, reading, communicating, performing procedures, etc)? | 2.5±3.0 | 1.4±2.5 | 0.0425 |
| Aside from fogging, did the goggles you wore limit or distort your vision? | 1.5±2.4 | 2.0±2.6 | 0.2274 |
| Approximately how often did fogging of the goggles you have just worn cause you to touch your face or head to either remove your goggles and/or face mask? | 3.4±3.3 | 1.8±2.8 | 0.0181 |
Survey responses for nominal and Likert scaled questions.