A Physician's Guide for Workers' Return to Work During COVID-19 Pandemic.
J Occup Environ Med
; 63(3): 199-220, 2021 Mar 01.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1307591
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
Higher probability of developing severe COVID-19 has been associated with health risk factors and medical conditions which are common among workers globally. For at risk workers, return to work may require additional protective policies and procedures.METHODS:
A review of the medical literature was conducted on health risk factors and medical conditions associated with increased COVID-19 morbidity and mortality, standardized measures for community COVID transmission, and occupation-specific risk.RESULTS:
The relative risk of acquiring and the severity of COVID-19 for workers is associated with three pillars individual risk, workplace risk, and community risk. Matrices were developed to determine a worker's individual risk based on these three pillars.CONCLUSIONS:
A practical decision tool is proposed for physicians evaluating and managing individual worker COVID-19 risk in the context of returning to work.
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Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Physicians
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Communicable Disease Control
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Return to Work
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COVID-19
Type of study:
Experimental Studies
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Observational study
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Prognostic study
Limits:
Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
J Occup Environ Med
Journal subject:
Occupational Medicine
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Environmental Health
Year:
2021
Document Type:
Article
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