{"database":"biostudies-literature","file_versions":[],"scores":null,"additional":{"omics_type":["Unknown"],"volume":["13"],"submitter":["Pink I"],"pubmed_abstract":["<h4>Background</h4>Healthcare professionals (HCPs) faced unique exposure risks during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic. This study investigated the prevalence and patterns of respiratory symptoms among HCPs, examining potential demographic, occupational, and vaccination-related risk factors during the early pandemic period.<h4>Methods</h4>In this prospective observational study, 1,300 HCPs at a German academic medical center completed surveys about respiratory symptoms between March 2020 and April 2024. Participants reported five specific respiratory symptoms (cough, fever, dyspnea, sore throat, and impairment of taste/smell) and rated their intensity. These symptoms were grouped into one variable <i>acute respiratory tract symptoms</i> (ARS). Demographic and occupational data were collected at bas"],"journal":["Frontiers in public health"],"pagination":["1717080"],"full_dataset_link":["https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC12833979"],"repository":["biostudies-literature"],"pubmed_title":["Respiratory symptom patterns in healthcare workers in Germany: a prospective study during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic."],"pmcid":["PMC12833979"],"pubmed_authors":["Pink I","Schroder D","Cossmann A","Calderon Hampel N","Behrens GMN","Dopfer-Jablonka A","Happle C","Muller F","Steffens S","Mikuteit M","Manthey L","Stolting A"],"additional_accession":[]},"is_claimable":false,"name":"Respiratory symptom patterns in healthcare workers in Germany: a prospective study during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic.","description":"<h4>Background</h4>Healthcare professionals (HCPs) faced unique exposure risks during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic. This study investigated the prevalence and patterns of respiratory symptoms among HCPs, examining potential demographic, occupational, and vaccination-related risk factors during the early pandemic period.<h4>Methods</h4>In this prospective observational study, 1,300 HCPs at a German academic medical center completed surveys about respiratory symptoms between March 2020 and April 2024. Participants reported five specific respiratory symptoms (cough, fever, dyspnea, sore throat, and impairment of taste/smell) and rated their intensity. These symptoms were grouped into one variable <i>acute respiratory tract symptoms</i> (ARS). Demographic and occupational data were collected at bas","dates":{"release":"2025-01-01T00:00:00Z","publication":"2025","modification":"2026-06-09T03:14:38.312Z","creation":"2026-06-09T03:11:27.162Z"},"accession":"S-EPMC12833979","cross_references":{"pubmed":["41602055"],"doi":["10.3389/fpubh.2025.1717080"]}}