Impact of COVID-19 on environmental services workers in healthcare settings: a scoping review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In the wake of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, demand for deep cleaning and environmental services workers grew exponentially. Although there is extant literature examining the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on healthcare workers, less emphasis has been placed on environmental services workers, who play an equally important front-line role.

Aim

To examine the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on environmental services workers employed in healthcare settings.

Methods

Scoping review methodology. A search strategy was developed, in consultation with a medical information specialist, employing various combinations of the keywords [(environmental services worker OR health attendant OR housekeeping) AND (COVID OR coronavirus OR pandemic OR epidem

SUBMITTER: Ng QX 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9474977 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature