COVID-19 and healthcare workers: a rapid systematic review into risks and preventive measures.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The COVID-19 pandemic is demanding for occupational medicine and for public health. As healthcare workers (HCWs) fight impacts of SARS-CoV-2 on front lines, we must create safe work environments through comprehensive risk assessments, evaluation and effective implementation of counter-measures. We ask: 'What does current literature report on health risks at workplaces regarding COVID-19?' and 'What do current studies report on the effectiveness of enacted preventative recommendations?'

Methods

As a snapshot of early HCW research, on 26 April 2020, we conducted a rapid systematic literature search in three databases (PubMed, Web of Science and PsycInfo) for COVID-19-related health outcomes and preventive measures in healthcare-associated workplaces.

Results

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SUBMITTER: Gross JV 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7818819 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature