Factors Associated with SARS-CoV-2 Infection Risk among Healthcare Workers of an Italian University Hospital

We report the results of a study on the cumulative incidence of SARS-CoV-2 infections in about 6000 workers of the University Hospital of Modena, Northern Italy, in the period March 2020–January 2021, and the relations with some individual and occupational factors. Overall, in healthcare workers (HC...

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Autores principales:	Alberto Modenese, Loretta Casolari, Giorgia Rossi, Elena Della Vecchia, Francesca Glieca, Cristiana D’Elia, Denise Garavini, Elena Righi, Stefania Mariani, Luca Venturelli, Daniela Vivoli, Fabriziomaria Gobba
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Materias:	COVID-19 SARS-CoV-2 health surveillance healthcare workers risk prevention occupational risk factors Medicine R
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:ab68b005cc554671bbe6b17092d8007c2021-11-25T17:44:53ZFactors Associated with SARS-CoV-2 Infection Risk among Healthcare Workers of an Italian University Hospital10.3390/healthcare91114952227-9032https://doaj.org/article/ab68b005cc554671bbe6b17092d8007c2021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/2227-9032/9/11/1495https://doaj.org/toc/2227-9032We report the results of a study on the cumulative incidence of SARS-CoV-2 infections in about 6000 workers of the University Hospital of Modena, Northern Italy, in the period March 2020–January 2021, and the relations with some individual and occupational factors. Overall, in healthcare workers (HCW) the cumulative incidence of COVID-19 during the period was 13.8%. Results confirm the role of overweight and obesity as significant risk factors for SARS-CoV-2 infection. Chronic respiratory diseases, including asthma, also proved to be significantly associated with the infection rate. Considering occupational factors, the COVID-19 risk was about threefold (OR: 2.7; 95% CI 1.7–4.5) greater in nurses and nurse aides than in non-HCW, and about double (OR: 1.9; 95% CI 1.2–3.2) in physicians. Interestingly, an association was also observed between infection risk and nightshifts at work (OR: 1.8; 95% CI 1.4–2.3), significantly related to the total number of shifts in the whole eleven-month period. Even if the vaccination campaign has now greatly modified the scenario of SARS-CoV-2 infections among HCW, the results of this study can be useful for further development of health and policy strategies to mitigate the occupational risk related to the new variants of coronavirus, and therefore the evolution of the pandemic.Alberto ModeneseLoretta CasolariGiorgia RossiElena Della VecchiaFrancesca GliecaCristiana D’EliaDenise GaraviniElena RighiStefania MarianiLuca VenturelliDaniela VivoliFabriziomaria GobbaMDPI AGarticleCOVID-19SARS-CoV-2health surveillancehealthcare workersrisk preventionoccupational risk factorsMedicineRENHealthcare, Vol 9, Iss 1495, p 1495 (2021)
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spellingShingle	COVID-19 SARS-CoV-2 health surveillance healthcare workers risk prevention occupational risk factors Medicine R Alberto Modenese Loretta Casolari Giorgia Rossi Elena Della Vecchia Francesca Glieca Cristiana D’Elia Denise Garavini Elena Righi Stefania Mariani Luca Venturelli Daniela Vivoli Fabriziomaria Gobba Factors Associated with SARS-CoV-2 Infection Risk among Healthcare Workers of an Italian University Hospital
description	We report the results of a study on the cumulative incidence of SARS-CoV-2 infections in about 6000 workers of the University Hospital of Modena, Northern Italy, in the period March 2020–January 2021, and the relations with some individual and occupational factors. Overall, in healthcare workers (HCW) the cumulative incidence of COVID-19 during the period was 13.8%. Results confirm the role of overweight and obesity as significant risk factors for SARS-CoV-2 infection. Chronic respiratory diseases, including asthma, also proved to be significantly associated with the infection rate. Considering occupational factors, the COVID-19 risk was about threefold (OR: 2.7; 95% CI 1.7–4.5) greater in nurses and nurse aides than in non-HCW, and about double (OR: 1.9; 95% CI 1.2–3.2) in physicians. Interestingly, an association was also observed between infection risk and nightshifts at work (OR: 1.8; 95% CI 1.4–2.3), significantly related to the total number of shifts in the whole eleven-month period. Even if the vaccination campaign has now greatly modified the scenario of SARS-CoV-2 infections among HCW, the results of this study can be useful for further development of health and policy strategies to mitigate the occupational risk related to the new variants of coronavirus, and therefore the evolution of the pandemic.
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author	Alberto Modenese Loretta Casolari Giorgia Rossi Elena Della Vecchia Francesca Glieca Cristiana D’Elia Denise Garavini Elena Righi Stefania Mariani Luca Venturelli Daniela Vivoli Fabriziomaria Gobba
author_facet	Alberto Modenese Loretta Casolari Giorgia Rossi Elena Della Vecchia Francesca Glieca Cristiana D’Elia Denise Garavini Elena Righi Stefania Mariani Luca Venturelli Daniela Vivoli Fabriziomaria Gobba
author_sort	Alberto Modenese
title	Factors Associated with SARS-CoV-2 Infection Risk among Healthcare Workers of an Italian University Hospital
title_short	Factors Associated with SARS-CoV-2 Infection Risk among Healthcare Workers of an Italian University Hospital
title_full	Factors Associated with SARS-CoV-2 Infection Risk among Healthcare Workers of an Italian University Hospital
title_fullStr	Factors Associated with SARS-CoV-2 Infection Risk among Healthcare Workers of an Italian University Hospital
title_full_unstemmed	Factors Associated with SARS-CoV-2 Infection Risk among Healthcare Workers of an Italian University Hospital
title_sort	factors associated with sars-cov-2 infection risk among healthcare workers of an italian university hospital
publisher	MDPI AG
publishDate	2021
url	https://doaj.org/article/ab68b005cc554671bbe6b17092d8007c
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Factors Associated with SARS-CoV-2 Infection Risk among Healthcare Workers of an Italian University Hospital

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