Seeing faces, when faces can't be seen: Wearing portrait photos has a positive effect on how patients perceive medical staff when face masks have to be worn.

<h4>Introduction</h4>Since the onset of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, wearing surgical face masks has become mandatory for healthcare staff in many countries when interacting with patients. Recently, it has been shown that wearing face masks impairs social interaction...

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Main Authors: Martin Wiesmann, Christiane Franz, Thorsten Sichtermann, Jan Minkenberg, Nathalie Mathern, Andrea Stockero, Elene Iordanishvili, Jessica Freiherr, Julian Hodson, Ute Habel, Omid Nikoubashman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2021-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0251445