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: Received: 12 May 2023 / Approved: 15 May 2023 / Online: 15 May 2023 (07:49:18 CEST)
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García Gómez, M.; Gherasim, A.M.; Roldan Romero, J.M.; Montoya Martinez, L.M.; Oliva Domínguez, J.; Escalona López, S. COVID-19-Related Temporary Disability in Healthcare Workers in Spain during the Four First Pandemic Waves. Preprints.org2023, 2023050997. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202305.0997.v1
García Gómez, M.; Gherasim, A.M.; Roldan Romero, J.M.; Montoya Martinez, L.M.; Oliva Domínguez, J.; Escalona López, S. COVID-19-Related Temporary Disability in Healthcare Workers in Spain during the Four First Pandemic Waves. Preprints.org 2023, 2023050997. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202305.0997.v1
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García Gómez, M.; Gherasim, A.M.; Roldan Romero, J.M.; Montoya Martinez, L.M.; Oliva Domínguez, J.; Escalona López, S. COVID-19-Related Temporary Disability in Healthcare Workers in Spain during the Four First Pandemic Waves. Preprints.org2023, 2023050997. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202305.0997.v1
García Gómez, M.; Gherasim, A.M.; Roldan Romero, J.M.; Montoya Martinez, L.M.; Oliva Domínguez, J.; Escalona López, S. COVID-19-Related Temporary Disability in Healthcare Workers in Spain during the Four First Pandemic Waves. Preprints.org 2023, 2023050997. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202305.0997.v1
Abstract
Healthcare workers (HCW) have been the professional category most exposed to SARS-CoV-2. The pandemic’s impact on HCW was analyzed in terms of COVID-19-related temporary disability (TD) between February 15 2020 and May 1 2021.
TDs in HCW for COVID-19 infection or quarantine were described. TD quarantine/infection ratios and TDs per 100,000 affiliated HCW were compared with the cumulative incidence (CI) of COVID-19 cases notified to the National Network of Epidemiological Surveillance. TDs rates by economic activity and occupation were computed.
A total of 429,127 TDs were recorded, 36,6% for infection. Three-quarters (76%) were women. The median TD quarantine/infection ratio was 2.5 (Interquartile range [IQR] 1.5-3.9). TDs rates in HCW were always above the CI except for the last two months of the fourth wave. Hospital activities accounted for 84% of TDs and showed the highest TD rate for infection (8,279/100,000). The highest TDs rates were registered among Nursing assistants, Nursing professionals and Physicians: 7,426, 6,925 and 5,508/100,000, respectively.
The results demonstrate the high impact of COVID-19 on HCW in Spain and it’s inequalities. They also confirm that TDs represent a complementary source of information for epidemiological and public health surveillance and could provide an early warning of new emerging infections.
Keywords
SARS-CoV-2; COVID-19; temporary disability; cumulative incidence; healthcare workers; National Network of Epidemiological Surveillance; Spain
Subject
Public Health and Healthcare, Public, Environmental and Occupational Health
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