2021
Tracking smell loss to identify healthcare workers with SARS-CoV-2 infection
Weiss JJ, Attuquayefio TN, White EB, Li F, Herz RS, White TL, Campbell M, Geng B, Datta R, Wyllie AL, Grubaugh ND, Casanovas-Massana A, Muenker MC, Moore AJ, Handoko R, Iwasaki A, Martinello RA, Ko AI, Small DM, Farhadian SF, Team T. Tracking smell loss to identify healthcare workers with SARS-CoV-2 infection. PLOS ONE 2021, 16: e0248025. PMID: 33657167, PMCID: PMC7928484, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0248025.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAnosmiaAsymptomatic InfectionsCOVID-19FemaleHealth PersonnelHumansMaleMiddle AgedProspective StudiesSARS-CoV-2Self ReportSmellUnited StatesConceptsSARS-CoV-2 infectionSARS-CoV-2 positive healthcare workersSmell lossHealthcare workersHome assessmentNeurological symptomsPositive SARS-CoV-2 testSARS-CoV-2 test positivitySARS-CoV-2 testPolymerase chain reaction testingReal-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction testingQuantitative polymerase chain reaction testingCOVID-19 patientsHigh-risk groupHigh-risk individualsSARS-CoV-2Self-reported changesProspective studyTest positivityAsymptomatic infectionSymptom SurveyVulnerable patientsHigh riskPositive testRisk individuals
2019
Nursing preference for alcohol-based hand rub volume
Martinello RA, Arbogast JW, Guercia K, Parker AE, Boyce JM. Nursing preference for alcohol-based hand rub volume. Infection Control And Hospital Epidemiology 2019, 40: 1248-1252. PMID: 31533869, DOI: 10.1017/ice.2019.251.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCross InfectionEthanolHandHand DisinfectionHand SanitizersHospital UnitsHumansLinear ModelsNursesProspective StudiesTertiary Care Centers
2018
Mixed-methods analysis of glove use as a barrier to hand hygiene
Acquarulo BA, Sullivan L, Gentile AL, Boyce JM, Martinello RA. Mixed-methods analysis of glove use as a barrier to hand hygiene. Infection Control And Hospital Epidemiology 2018, 40: 103-105. PMID: 30451126, DOI: 10.1017/ice.2018.293.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2016
Evaluating the implementation of a national disclosure policy for large-scale adverse events in an integrated health care system: identification of gaps and successes
Maguire EM, Bokhour BG, Wagner TH, Asch SM, Gifford AL, Gallagher TH, Durfee JM, Martinello RA, Elwy AR. Evaluating the implementation of a national disclosure policy for large-scale adverse events in an integrated health care system: identification of gaps and successes. BMC Health Services Research 2016, 16: 648. PMID: 27835983, PMCID: PMC5106838, DOI: 10.1186/s12913-016-1903-7.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2015
Healthcare worker influenza declination form program
LaVela SL, Hill JN, Smith BM, Evans CT, Goldstein B, Martinello R. Healthcare worker influenza declination form program. American Journal Of Infection Control 2015, 43: 624-628. PMID: 25798775, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2015.02.013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVaccination ratesHealth care workers' vaccination ratesProspective interventional pilot studyInfluenza vaccine ratesInfluenza vaccine uptakeInterventional pilot studyHCW vaccination ratesPositive clinical implicationsControl/preventionSecondary outcomesHCW vaccinationVaccine ratesVaccine uptakeStaff hoursHospital shiftOngoing strategiesDeclination formClinical implicationsPilot studyUnit cultureLeadership engagementMonthsStaff timeOutcomesProgram costs