Cohort profile : recruitment and retention in a prospective cohort of Canadian health care workers during the Covid-19 pandemic

Cherry, Nicola; Adisesh, Anil; Burstyn, Igor; Durand-Moreau, Quentin; Galarneau, Jean-Michel; Labrèche, France; Ruzycki, Shannon; Zadunayski, Tanis

doi:https://open-science.canada.ca/handle/123456789/3179

Cohort profile : recruitment and retention in a prospective cohort of Canadian health care workers during the Covid-19 pandemic

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dc.contributor.author: Cherry, Nicola; Adisesh, Anil; Burstyn, Igor; Durand-Moreau, Quentin; Galarneau, Jean-Michel; Labrèche, France; Ruzycki, Shannon; Zadunayski, Tanis
dc.date.accessioned: 2024-12-04T19:11:58Z
dc.date.available: 2024-12-04T19:11:58Z
dc.date.issued: 2023-04-17
dc.description.abstract - en: Purpose Health care workers (HCWs) were recruited early in 2020 to chart effects on their health as the COVID-19 pandemic evolved. The aim was to identify modifiable workplace risk factors for infection and mental ill-health. Participants Participants were recruited from four Canadian provinces, physicians (MDs) in Alberta, British Columbia, Ontario and Quebec, registered nurses (RNs), licensed practical nurses (LPNs) and health care aides (HCAs) in Alberta and personal support workers (PSWs) in Ontario. Volunteers gave blood for serology testing before and after vaccination. Cases with COVID-19 were matched with up to 4 referents in a nested case-referent study. Findings to Date 4964/5130 (97%) of those recruited joined the longitudinal cohort: 1442 MDs, 3136 RNs, 71 LPNs, 235 PSWs, 80 HCAs. Overall, 3812 (77%) were from Alberta. Pre-pandemic risk factors for mental ill-health and respiratory illness differed markedly by occupation. Participants completed questionnaires at recruitment, fall 2020, spring 2021, and spring 2022. By the 4th contact, 127 had retired, moved away or died, for a response rate of 89% (4299/4837). 4567/4864 (92%) received at least one vaccine shot: 2752/4567 (60%) gave post-vaccine blood samples. Ease of accessing blood collection sites was a strong determinant of participation. Among 533 cases and 1697 referents recruited to the nested case-referent study, risk of infection at work decreased with widespread vaccination. Future Plans Serology results (concentration of immunoglobulin G (IgG)) together with demographic data will be entered into the publicly accessible database compiled by the Canadian Immunology Task Force. Linkage with provincial administrative health databases will permit case validation, investigation of longer-term sequalae of infection and comparison with community controls. Analysis of the existing dataset will concentrate on effects on IgG of medical condition, medications and stage of pregnancy, and the role of occupational exposures and supports on mental health during the pandemic.
dc.description.sponsorship: Seed funding was obtained from the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Alberta. Grant funding was obtained from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (Funding Reference number 173209). This funding was extended by a grant from the Canadian Immunology Task Force.
dc.identifier.doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2023.04.14.23288575
dc.identifier.uri: https://open-science.canada.ca/handle/123456789/3179
dc.language.iso: en
dc.publisher - en: medRxiv
dc.rights - en: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0)
dc.rights - fr: Creative Commons Attribution - Pas d'utilisation commerciale - Pas de modification 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0)
dc.rights.uri - en: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
dc.rights.uri - fr: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/deed.fr
dc.subject - en: Health; Coronavirus diseases; Occupational health
dc.subject - fr: Santé; Maladie à coronavirus; Santé au travail
dc.subject.en - en: Health; Coronavirus diseases; Occupational health
dc.subject.fr - fr: Santé; Maladie à coronavirus; Santé au travail
dc.title - en: Cohort profile : recruitment and retention in a prospective cohort of Canadian health care workers during the Covid-19 pandemic
dc.type - en: Submitted manuscript
dc.type - fr: Manuscrit soumis
local.pagination: 1-22
local.peerreview - en: No
local.peerreview - fr: Non

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