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ArticleJournal of infection and public health2021

Physical health complaints among healthcare workers engaged in the care of critically ill COVID-19 patients: A single tertiary-care center prospective study from Japan.

Hiroki Namikawa, Yoshihiro Tochino, Akiko Okada, Keiko Ota, Yasuyo Okada, Kazuya Fujioka, Koichi Yamada, Tetsuya Watanabe, Yu Nakagama, Yasutoshi Kido and 6 more

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Article in Journal of infection and public health, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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1.2field-weighted citation impact, top 19% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

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5 citing papers in PubMed, 8 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

16 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Hiroki NamikawaDepartment of Medical Education and General Practice, Osaka City University,Graduate School of Medicine, 1-4-3, Asahi-machi, Abeno-ku, Osaka 545-8585, Japan.
Yoshihiro TochinoDepartment of Medical Education and General Practice, Osaka City University,Graduate School of Medicine, 1-4-3, Asahi-machi, Abeno-ku, Osaka 545-8585, Japan; Office of Institutional Research, Osaka City University, Faculty of Medicine, 1-4-3, Asahi-machi, Abeno-ku, Osaka 545-8585, Japan. Electronic address: m1152721@med.osaka-cu.ac.jp.
Akiko OkadaOffice of Institutional Research, Osaka City University, Faculty of Medicine, 1-4-3, Asahi-machi, Abeno-ku, Osaka 545-8585, Japan.
Keiko OtaCenter for Clinical Research and Innovation, Osaka City University Hospital, 1-5-7, Asahi-machi, Abeno-ku, Osaka 545-8585, Japan.
Yasuyo OkadaDepartment of Infection Control and Prevention, Osaka City University Hospital, 1-5-7, Asahi-machi, Abeno-ku, Osaka 545-8585, Japan.
Kazuya FujiokaDepartment of Infection Control and Prevention, Osaka City University Hospital, 1-5-7, Asahi-machi, Abeno-ku, Osaka 545-8585, Japan.
Koichi YamadaDepartment of Infection Control and Prevention, Osaka City University Hospital, 1-5-7, Asahi-machi, Abeno-ku, Osaka 545-8585, Japan; Department of Infection Control Science, Osaka City University, Graduate School of Medicine, 1-4-3, Asahi-machi, Abeno-ku, Osaka 545-8585, Japan.
Tetsuya WatanabeDepartment of Respiratory Medicine, Osaka City University, Graduate School of Medicine, 1-4-3, Asahi-machi, Abeno-ku, Osaka 545-8585, Japan.
Yu NakagamaDepartment of Parasitology, Osaka City University, Graduate School of Medicine, 1-4-3, Asahi-machi, Abeno-ku, Osaka 545-8585, Japan.
Yasutoshi KidoDepartment of Parasitology, Osaka City University, Graduate School of Medicine, 1-4-3, Asahi-machi, Abeno-ku, Osaka 545-8585, Japan.
Yasuhiko TakemotoDepartment of Medical Education and General Practice, Osaka City University,Graduate School of Medicine, 1-4-3, Asahi-machi, Abeno-ku, Osaka 545-8585, Japan.
Yasumitsu MizobataDepartment of Traumatology and Critical Care Medicine, Osaka City University, Graduate School of Medicine, 1-4-3, Asahi-machi, Abeno-ku, Osaka 545-8585, Japan.
Hiroshi KakeyaDepartment of Infection Control and Prevention, Osaka City University Hospital, 1-5-7, Asahi-machi, Abeno-ku, Osaka 545-8585, Japan; Department of Infection Control Science, Osaka City University, Graduate School of Medicine, 1-4-3, Asahi-machi, Abeno-ku, Osaka 545-8585, Japan.
Yumiko KuwatsuruDepartment of Nursing, Osaka City University Hospital, 1-5-7, Asahi-machi, Abeno-ku, Osaka 545-8585, Japan.
Toshihiko ShibataDepartment of Cardiovascular Surgery, Osaka City University, Graduate School of Medicine, 1-4-3, Asahi-machi, Abeno-ku, Osaka 545-8585, Japan.
Taichi ShutoDepartment of Medical Education and General Practice, Osaka City University,Graduate School of Medicine, 1-4-3, Asahi-machi, Abeno-ku, Osaka 545-8585, Japan.
Osaka City University · JPOsaka City University Hospital · JP

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundHealthcare workers (HCWs) who manage patients with the novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) are at an increased risk and fear of contracting the infection themselves. Hospitals must reduce both the physical and mental burden of HCWs on the front lines and ensure their safety. No prospective study has focused on the physical health complaints among HCWs engaged in the care of critically ill COVID-19 patients. This study aimed to evaluate the prevalence of various physical symptoms experienced by HCWs following their exposure to COVID-19 patients and investigate the association between occupation and the manifestation of physical symptoms among HCWs at a tertiary hospital in Japan during the current ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

methodsA twice-weekly questionnaire targeting HCWs who care for COVID-19 patients was performed at Osaka City University Hospital from April 30 to May 31, 2020. The demographic characteristics of the participants, frequency of exposure to at-risk care, and physical complaints were evaluated.

resultsSeventy-six HCWs participated in this study, of whom 24 (31.6%) were doctors, 43 (56.6%) were nurses, and 9 (11.8%) were technicians. The frequency of experiencing any physical symptom was 25.0% among HCWs. Exposure to at-risk care was significantly higher among nurses than among doctors (p < 0.001). Notably, the frequency of physical symptoms among the nurses was very high at 39.5% and obviously higher than that of physical symptoms among the doctors (p < 0.01).

conclusionsOur results indicate that hospital occupational health care must be provided to HCWs who are engaged in the care of COVID-19 patients and are thus highly exposed to at-risk care.

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COVID-19PandemicsCritical IllnessHealth PersonnelHumansJapanProspective StudiesSARS-CoV-2Tertiary Care CentersCOVID-19Healthcare workersNursePhysical health

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PMID34479077
PMCPMC8388150
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