Descriptive Analysis of COVID-19 among Health Care Workers in a Tertiary Center in Iran
Tanaffos
; 20(3):246-252, 2021.
Article
in English
| EMBASE | ID: covidwho-1766799
ABSTRACT
Background:
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) spread widely all around the world and has infected too many healthcare workers (HCWs) as the pioneers combating coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). This study aims to evaluate the symptoms and outcome of medical staff from a tertiary hospital in Tehran, Iran. Materials andMethods:
The diagnoses of 29 HCWs presenting COVID-19 symptoms were confirmed by molecular and imaging studies. Epidemiologic and disease-related data were collected via phone calls and filling a questionnaire and then analyzed descriptively.Results:
Eighteen (62.1%) of the affected HCWs were males. The mean age of them was 41.86 years with a lower average (38.27) for females than males. Nurses comprised 41.4% of our population. Only 2 (6.9%) patients were admitted to the respiratory care unit (RCU) (), marked as critical patients. The most presented symptoms were fever (79.3%) and dyspnea (79.3%). Overall, 55.2% of them had a longer exposure time (more than a week), which was more frequent in men than women.Conclusion:
Fever was the most prevalent symptom among the study group. Even though the clinical features of COVID-19 among HCWs cannot be copiously determined by this study, it highlights the requirement for comparative studies to illustrate differences among HCWs and the general population. There might be an association between the duration of the exposure and the risk of the infection in men.
adult; article; clinical feature; comparative study; controlled study; coronavirus disease 2019; dyspnea; female; fever; health care personnel; human; intensive care unit; Iran; male; medical staff; nonhuman; nurse; occupational health; outcome assessment; questionnaire; Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; tertiary care center
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Language:
English
Journal:
Tanaffos
Year:
2021
Document Type:
Article
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