Association between Covid-19 and Sick Leave for Healthcare Workers in a Large Academic Hospital in Southern Italy
An Observational Study
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15488263 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Raffaele Palladino (0000-0002-3437-812X, Imperial College London, corresponding author), Michelangelo Mercogliano (0000-0002-5227-6012, University of Naples Federico II), Claudio Fiorilla (0000-0003-3238-1103, University of Naples Federico II), A Frangiosa (0009-0000-6093-249X, University of Naples Federico II), Sabrina Iodice (0000-0002-5391-7192, University of Naples Federico II), Stefano Sanduzzi Zamparelli (0000-0003-3336-7290, Fatebenefratelli Hospital), Emma Montella (0000-0001-5156-1666, University of Naples Federico II), Maria Triassi (0000-0002-9420-9571, University of Naples Federico II), Alessandro Sanduzzi (0000-0002-0977-2643, Ospedale Monaldi) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 19 |
| Issue | 15 |
| Pages | 9670-9670 |
| Publication date | 2022-08-05 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1661-7827 • E-ISSN: 1660-4601 |
| Publisher | Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH) |
| DOI | 10.3390/ijerph19159670 |
| PMID | 35955042 |
| OpenAlex | W4290502841 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 20 |
Studies have shown that the pandemic has led to an increase in sick leave periods among healthcare workers (HCWs); however, this might have changed over time considering increase in vaccination coverage and change in COVID-19 variant predominance. Therefore, we conducted an observational study to evaluate whether the type of symptoms and the duration of sick leave period for healthcare workers working in a large university hospital in the South of Italy changed between January 2021 and January 2022; 398 cases of COVID-19 were identified for a total of 382 subjects involved. A total of 191 subjects answered the questionnaire about symptoms; of these, 79 had COVID-19 during the period from March 2020 until February 2022. The results showed a decrease of about 1.2 days in sick leave period for each quarter without finding significant differences in the perception of symptoms. It is possible to hypothesize a contribution from the Omicron variant to the decrease in sick leave period in the last quarter, from vaccination coverage, from optimization of COVID-19 management, and from change in the regulations for the assessment of positivity
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19 · Disease · Family medicine · Health care · Observational study · Pandemic · Physical therapy · Quarter (Canadian coin · Sick leave · Vaccination · COVID-19 and Mental Health · Demography · Infection Control and Ventilation · Long-Term Effects of COVID-19 · Medicine · Internal Medicine · Virology
| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |