COVID-19-Ability to Work and Absenteeism among Healthcare Workers

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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH (2022)

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COVID-19 as an occupational disease or work-related accident: Considerations regarding insurance cover and reporting obligation in the statutory accident insurance

Dennis Nowak et al.

Summary: COVID-19 illness can be classified as an occupational disease or work-related accident based on the source of infection and occupational activities. Recognition as occupational disease 3101 is possible for insured individuals working in specific occupational fields, while acknowledgment as an occupational accident is possible for individuals who directly contract the disease through insured activities.

DEUTSCHE MEDIZINISCHE WOCHENSCHRIFT (2021)

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Occupation and risk of severe COVID-19: prospective cohort study of 120 075 UK Biobank participants

Miriam Mutambudzi et al.

Summary: The study revealed that healthcare workers, social and education workers, and other essential workers were at a higher risk of severe COVID-19 compared to non-essential workers. Within different occupational groups, medical support staff, social care workers, and transport workers had the highest risk. Non-white essential workers had the highest risk of severe COVID-19.

OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL MEDICINE (2021)

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Symptoms and Functional Impairment Assessed 8 Months After Mild COVID-19 Among Health Care Workers

Sebastian Havervall et al.

Summary: This study found that COVID-19-related symptoms can persist for 8 months among Swedish health care workers, and these symptoms have effects on their home, work, and social functions.

JAMA-JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION (2021)

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High Seroprevalence of SARS-CoV-2 among Healthcare Workers in a North Italy Hospital

Chiara Airoldi et al.

Summary: This study evaluated the seroprevalence of SARS-CoV-2 IgG antibodies among healthcare workers in Northern Italy. The results showed that HCWs with high risk of exposure to COVID-19 were more frequently seropositive, with healthcare assistants having the highest positivity rate.

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH (2021)

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Prevalence of, and factors associated with, long-term COVID-19 sick leave in working-age patients followed in general practices in Germany

Louis Jacob et al.

Summary: The study investigated the prevalence of long-term sick leave and associated factors in working-age patients diagnosed with COVID-19 in general practices in Germany. It found that female sex, older age, and certain conditions were positively associated with long-term sick leave. Long-term sick leave was relatively rare among COVID-19 patients in general practices in Germany.

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES (2021)

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Risk of hospital admission with coronavirus disease 2019 in healthcare workers and their households: nationwide linkage cohort study

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BMJ-BRITISH MEDICAL JOURNAL (2020)

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The Occupational Risk of Influenza A (H1N1) Infection among Healthcare Personnel during the 2009 Pandemic: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Observational Studies

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COVID-19-Ability to Work and Absenteeism among Healthcare Workers

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