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ArticleThe journal of climate change and health2021

Hot days and Covid-19: Online survey of nurses and nursing assistants to assess occupational heat stress in Germany during summer 2020.

Yvette Jegodka, Lena Lagally, Hanna Mertes, Katharina Deering, Julia Schoierer, Barbara Buchberger, Stephan Bose-O'Reilly

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Article in The journal of climate change and health, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 17 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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17citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

17 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 29 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Yvette JegodkaFOM University of Applied Sciences, Institute for Health and Social Sciences, Bismarckstr. 107, D-10625 Berlin, Germany.
Lena LagallyLMU Munich, University Hospital, Institute and Clinic for Occupational, Social and Environmental Medicine, Unit Global Environmental Health and Climate Change, Ziemssenstr. 5, D-80336 Munich, Germany.
Hanna MertesLMU Munich, University Hospital, Institute and Clinic for Occupational, Social and Environmental Medicine, Unit Global Environmental Health and Climate Change, Ziemssenstr. 5, D-80336 Munich, Germany.
Katharina DeeringLMU Munich, University Hospital, Institute and Clinic for Occupational, Social and Environmental Medicine, Unit Global Environmental Health and Climate Change, Ziemssenstr. 5, D-80336 Munich, Germany.
Julia SchoiererLMU Munich, University Hospital, Institute and Clinic for Occupational, Social and Environmental Medicine, Unit Global Environmental Health and Climate Change, Ziemssenstr. 5, D-80336 Munich, Germany.
Barbara BuchbergerFOM University of Applied Sciences, Institute for Health and Social Sciences, Bismarckstr. 107, D-10625 Berlin, Germany.
Stephan Bose-O'ReillyLMU Munich, University Hospital, Institute and Clinic for Occupational, Social and Environmental Medicine, Unit Global Environmental Health and Climate Change, Ziemssenstr. 5, D-80336 Munich, Germany.
Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München · DEFOM University of Applied Sciences for Economics and Management · DE

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Objectives: Our aim was to identify if working during hot days while wearing Covid-19 related personal protective equipment causes occupational heat stress for nurses and nursing assistants in Germany. Design: Using an online survey, we assessed the impact of hot weather on nurses and nursing assistants working with personal protective equipment. Respondents were recruited by distributing the link to the survey via personal communication, email and various social media channels to nursing staff from hospitals, nursing homes and outpatient care. Results: There were in total 428 participants (18.2% male, 82.5% female), mostly (30.5%) aged between 45 and 55 years. Half of respondents (48.3%) had more than 20 years of experience in nursing. Cardiac, pulmonary, or other pre-existing conditions were reported by 46.2%.Nurses and nursing assistants working in personal protective equipment during hot days were exposed to occupational heat stress. Work was found exhaustive by 96.5% of the participants during those days. 93.0% reported breathing problems and 85.8% reported difficulties with focusing on their work. Many workplaces did not provide adequate heat protection, with distinct differences concerning the amount of prophylactic and heat mitigating measures across institutions. There were significant differences across institutions when it comes to the number of drinks served ( Conclusions: Results suggest employers must make more of an effort to provide adequate heat protection for their nursing staff. In order to ensure patient care, there is a need for action; in particular, attention must be paid to the pre-existing health conditions of the nursing staff.

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Climate changeCovid-19Nursing professionOccupational heat stressPersonal protective equipment

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PMID35313705
PMCPMC8925298
OpenAlexW3185031304

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