Determinants of Sickness Absence Duration After Mild COVID-19 in a Prospective Cohort of Canadian Healthcare Workers
- DOI
- Language of the publication
- English
- Date
- 2023-11
- Type
- Article
- Author(s)
- Adisesh, Anil
- Durand-Moreau, Quentin
- Labrèche, France
- Zadunaysk, Tanis
- Cherry, Nicola
- Ruzycki, Shannon
- Publisher
- American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: The aim of the study is to identify modifiable factors associated with sickness absence duration after a COVID-19 infection. METHODS: Participants in a prospective cohort of 4964 Canadian healthcare workers were asked how many working days they had missed after a positive COVID-19 test. Only completed episodes with absence ≤31 working day and no hospital admission were included. Cox regression estimated the contribution of administrative guidelines, vaccinations, work factors, personal characteristics, and symptom severity. RESULTS: A total of 1520 episodes of COVID-19 were reported by 1454 par ticipants. Days off work reduced as the pandemic progressed and were fewer with increasing numbers of vaccines received. Time-off was longer with greater symptom severity and shorter where there was a provision for callback with clinical necessity. CONCLUSIONS: Vaccination, an important modifiable factor, related to shorter sickness absence. Provision to recall workers at time of clinical need reduced absence duration.
Subject
- Health
Keywords
- COVID-19,
- sickness absence,
- health care workers,
- vaccination,
- callback,
- Health Personnel,
- Sick Leave
Rights
Pagination
958-966
Peer review
Yes
Open access level
Gold
Identifiers
- PubMed ID
- 37590394
- ISSN
- 1076-2752
Article
- Journal title
- Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
- Journal volume
- 65
- Journal issue
- 11
Citation(s)
Adisesh A, Durand-Moreau Q, Labrèche F, Ruzycki S, Zadunayski T, Cherry N. Determinants of Sickness Absence Duration After Mild COVID-19 in a Prospective Cohort of Canadian Healthcare Workers. J Occup Environ Med. 2023 Nov 1;65(11):958-966. doi: 10.1097/JOM.0000000000002945