A mobile swabbing booth to address Singapore GPs' concerns about swabber protection : human-centred design during the COVID-19 pandemic

• Main Authors: Teo, Boon See, Li, Esther, Khoo, Yi-Lin, Evaristo, Michelle, Fang, Yang, Smith, Helen Elizabeth
• Other Authors: Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine (LKCMedicine)
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2022
• Subjects: Science::Medicine; Quality Improvement; Safety Management; Ergonomics; Infection Control; Primary Health Care; Pandemic; Swabbing Booth; Safety; COVID-19
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/155015
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

During the COVID-19 pandemic, the Ministry of Health asked Singapore's private general practitioners (GPs) to perform swab testing in their clinics, but some GPs had concerns about swabber protection. Our aim was to develop a swabbing booth to address these concerns.