Association Between the "COVID-19 Occupational Vulnerability Index" and COVID-19 Severity and Sequelae Among Hospital Employees.

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Author	Navarro-Font, Xavier Kales, Stefanos N. Vicente-Herrero, Ma Teófila Rueda-Garrido, Juan Carlos del Campo, Ma Teresa Reinoso-Barbero, Luis Fernandez-Montero, Alejandro
Copyright Year	2021
Abstract	Objectives:In addition to personal and health related factors, healthcare workers have an increased risk due to their work. We assessed the association of the score of the Occupational Vulnerability Index with the risk of suffering a severe COVID-19 and sequelae.Methods:Retrospective observational study carried out in healthcare workers. Among 119 employees infected, the COVID-19 Occupational Vulnerability Index (composed of 29 items regarding personal health, working conditions, and ability to comply with preventive measures) was calculated and correlated with COVID-19 severity/sequelae.Results:Workers with higher scores (six to seven points) had a significantly increased risk of developing severe disease (OR = 9.73; 95% CI, 1.53 to 35.56) and clinical sequelae (OR = 5.22; 95% CI, 1.80 to 15.16) than those with lower scores (0 to 3).Conclusion:The “COVID-19 Occupational Vulnerability Index” may predict the risk of severe COVID-19 disease and clinical sequelae among healthcare workers.
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ISSN	10762752
Journal	Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine [J Occup Environ Med]
Volume Number	63
PubMed Central reference number	PMC8478090
Issue Number	10
PubMed reference number	33973932
e-ISSN	15365948
DOI	10.1097/jom.0000000000002253
Language	English
Publisher	Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Publisher Date	2021-10-01
Publisher Place	Hagerstown, MD
Access Restriction	Open
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Subject Keyword	COVID-19 occupational vulnerability index COVID-19 sequelae COVID-19 severity healthcare workers
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health