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Okpani, Arnold Ikedichi
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Barker, Stephen
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Lockhart, Karen
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Grant, Jennifer
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Delgado-Ron, Jorge Andres
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Zungu, Muzimkhulu
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Naicker, Nisha
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Ehrlich, Rodney
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Yassi, Annalee
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2023-07-26T07:09:41Z |
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dc.date.available |
2023-07-26T07:09:41Z |
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dc.date.issued |
2022-09 |
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dc.description.abstract |
OBJECTIVE : The aims of this study were to investigate occupational and non–work-related risk factors of coronavirus disease 2019 among health care workers (HCWs) in Vancouver Coastal Health, British Columbia, Canada, and to examine how HCWs described their experiences.
METHODS : This was a matched case-control study using data from online and phone questionnaires with optional open-ended questions completed by HCWs who sought severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 testing between March 2020 and March 2021. Conditional logistic regression and thematic analysis were utilized.
RESULTS : Providing direct care to coronavirus disease 2019 patients during the intermediate cohort period (adjusted odds ratio, 1.90; 95% confidence interval, 1.04 to 3.46) and community exposure to a known case in the late cohort period (adjusted odds ratio, 3.595%; confidence interval, 1.86 to 6.83) were associated with higher infection odds. Suboptimal communication, mental stress, and situations perceived as unsafe were common sources of dissatisfaction.
CONCLUSIONS : Varying levels of risk between occupational groups call for wider targeting of infection prevention measures. Strategies for mitigating community exposure and supporting HCW resilience are required. |
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School of Health Systems and Public Health (SHSPH) |
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dc.description.librarian |
hj2023 |
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dc.description.sponsorship |
The International Development Research Centre and the Canadian Institutes of Health Research. |
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dc.description.uri |
https://journals.lww.com/joem/pages/default.aspx |
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dc.identifier.citation |
Okpani, A.I., Barker, S., Lockhart, K. et al. 2022, 'A mixed-methods study of risk factors and experiences of health care workers tested for the novel Coronavirus in Canada', Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, vol. 64, no. 9, pp. E559-e566, doi : 10.1097/IOM.0000000000002614. |
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dc.identifier.issn |
1076-2752 (print) |
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dc.identifier.issn |
1536-5948 (online) |
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dc.identifier.other |
10.1097/IOM.0000000000002614 |
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http://hdl.handle.net/2263/91639 |
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en |
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dc.publisher |
Lippincott, Williams and Wilkins |
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dc.rights |
© 2022 The Author(s). Published by Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. on be-
half of the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine.
This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribu-
tion License 4.0 (CCBY). |
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dc.subject |
Healthcare workers (HCW) |
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COVID-19 pandemic |
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Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) |
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Epidemiology |
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Health personnel |
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dc.subject |
Infections |
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Occupational health |
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dc.subject |
Workplace |
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SDG-03: Good health and well-being |
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dc.title |
A mixed-methods study of risk factors and experiences of health care workers tested for the novel Coronavirus in Canada |
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dc.type |
Article |
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