Precarious employment and health in the context of COVID-19: a rapid scoping umbrella review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

There are widespread concerns that workers in precarious employment have suffered the most in the COVID-19 pandemic and merit special attention. The aim of this rapid scoping umbrella review was to examine what evidence exists about how COVID-19 has affected the health of this highly vulnerable group, and what gaps remain to be investigated.

Methods

Five databases were searched for systematic or scoping reviews from January 2020 to May 2021. The quality of the included reviews was determined using A MeaSurement Tool to Assess systematic Reviews.

Results

We identified 6 reviews that reported 30 unique relevant primary studies. The included studies indicate that essential (non-health) workers are at greater risk of COVID-19 infection and case fatality than ot

SUBMITTER: McNamara CL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8576296 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature