COVID-19 Across Professions - Infection, Hospitalisation, and ICU Patterns in a Swedish CountyShow others and affiliations
2024 (English)In: Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, ISSN 1076-2752, E-ISSN 1536-5948, Vol. 66, no 9, p. 706-713Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]
OBJECTIVE: To study infection, hospitalisation, and admission to ICU for COVID-19 in different occupations and pandemic waves in a Swedish county.
METHODS: Individual registry data of infection and hospitalisation were merged with occupational data in, this cross-sectional study. Infected, hospital- and ICU-admission were analysed by occupational groups.
RESULTS: 22,095 cases of COVID-19 from 21 February 2021 to 31 August 2022 were identified. Healthcare workers and others working in close physical proximity showed a higher rate of confirmed COVID-19 infections in all waves and higher risk for hospital admission early in the pandemic. Exposure to diseases and physical proximity played a decisive role.
CONCLUSION: Workers in close-contact occupations experienced a higher rate of confirmed infections throughout the pandemic and higher hospitalisation rates in the first pandemic wave, suggesting a need for more effective initial safety measures in a future pandemic.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2024. Vol. 66, no 9, p. 706-713
Keywords [en]
COVID-19, occupational risk, healthcare workers, epidemiology, SARS-CoV-2, protective measures
National Category
Public Health, Global Health, Social Medicine and Epidemiology
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:oru:diva-113874DOI: 10.1097/JOM.0000000000003147ISI: 001304254800013PubMedID: 38788162Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85203123950OAI: oai:DiVA.org:oru-113874DiVA, id: diva2:1860931
Funder
Region Örebro County, DNR OLL-9830722024-05-272024-05-272024-09-19Bibliographically approved