Analysis of COVID-19 in Professionals Working in Geriatric Environment: Multicenter Prospective Study
| العنوان: | Analysis of COVID-19 in Professionals Working in Geriatric Environment: Multicenter Prospective Study |
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| المؤلفون: | Mélanie Dipanda, Camille Baudin-Senegas, Valentine Nuss, Jérémie Vovelle, Anca-Maria Mihai, Alain Putot, Patrick Manckoundia, Jérémy Barben |
| المصدر: | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health Volume 18 Issue 18 International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Vol 18, Iss 9735, p 9735 (2021) |
| بيانات النشر: | Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute, 2021. |
| سنة النشر: | 2021 |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: | myalgia, Adult, Male, medicine.medical_specialty, Geriatric rehabilitation, Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), Health Personnel, Article, self-declaration survey, Internal medicine, Pandemic, Medicine, Humans, Prospective Studies, Prospective cohort study, Pandemics, Aged, Geriatrics, geriatrics, business.industry, healthcare workers, SARS-CoV-2, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, COVID-19, Female, medicine.symptom, business, Nursing homes |
| الوصف: | Healthcare workers (HCWs) are exposed to a higher risk of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) contamination. This prospective multicenter study describes the characteristics of HCWs tested for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) while working in a geriatric environment. We also compared HCWs with a positive reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RTPCR) assay (RTPCR+ group) and those with a negative test result (RTPCR− group). Between 15/5/2020 and 15/9/2020, 258 HCWs, employed in the acute geriatric unit (AGU), geriatric rehabilitation unit (GRU) or nursing home of three hospitals in Burgundy (France) were invited to complete an online survey. Among the 171 respondents, 83 participants, with mean age 42 years and 87.9% female, were tested for SARS-CoV-2 infection. Among these 83 participants, COVID-19 was confirmed in 38 cases (RTPCR+ group) of which 36 were symptomatic, and the RTPCR assay was negative in 45 cases (RTPCR− group) of which 20 participants were symptomatic. A total of 22.9% (of 83) had comorbidities, 21.7% were active smokers, and 65.1% had received the flu vaccine. A total of 37.3% worked in AGU, 19.3% in GRU and 16.9% in nursing homes. The most common symptom described was headache (23.2%), followed by fatigue or cough (12.5% each), and fever or myalgia (10.7% each). There were more participants with normal body mass index (p = 0.03) in the RTPCR+ group. In contrast, there were more users of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (p = 0.01), active smokers (p = 0.03) and flu vaccinated (p = 0.01) in the RTPCR− group. No difference was found between the two groups for the type of work (p = 0.20 for physicians and p = 0.18 for nurses). However, acquiring COVID-19 was significantly associated with working in AGU (p < 0.001) and nursing homes (p = 0.001). There were significantly more users of surgical masks (p = 0.035) in the RTPCR+ group and more filtering facepiece-2 mask users (p = 0.016) in the RTPCR− group. Our results reflect the first six months of the COVID-19 pandemic in France. Further studies are needed to evaluate and track the risks and consequences of COVID-19 in HCWs. |
| وصف الملف: | application/pdf |
| اللغة: | English |
| تدمد: | 1660-4601 |
| DOI: | 10.3390/ijerph18189735 |
| الوصول الحر: | https://explore.openaire.eu/search/publication?articleId=doi_dedup___::1b2a2920333521839210e02b1d1760f3Test |
| حقوق: | OPEN |
| رقم الانضمام: | edsair.doi.dedup.....1b2a2920333521839210e02b1d1760f3 |
| قاعدة البيانات: | OpenAIRE |
| تدمد: | 16604601 |
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| DOI: | 10.3390/ijerph18189735 |