Factors associated with infection and hospitalization due to COVID-19 in Nursing professionals: a cross-sectional study
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https://doi.org/10.1590/1518-8345.5593.3571Keywords:
Nursing; Coronavirus Infections; Nurse Practitioners; Hospitalization; Occupational Health; Surveillance of the Workers Health.Abstract
Objective: to identify factors associated with infection and
hospitalization due to COVID-19 in nursing professionals. Method:
a cross-sectional study carried out with 415 nursing professionals in
a hospital specialized in cardiology. The sociodemographic variables,
comorbidities, working conditions and issues related to illness due
to COVID-19 were evaluated. Chi-Square, Fisher’s, Wilcoxon, Mann-
Whitney and Brunner Munzel tests were used in data analysis, as
well as Odds Ratio for hospitalization, in addition to binary logistic
regression. Results: the rate of nursing professionals affected by
COVID-19 was 44.3% and the factors associated with infection
were the number of people living in the same household infected
by COVID-19 (OR 36.18; p<0.001) and use of public transportation
(OR 2.70; p=0.044). Having severe symptoms (OR 29.75), belonging
to the risk group (OR 3.00), having tachypnea (OR 6.48), shortness of
breath (OR 5.83), tiredness (OR 4.64), fever (OR 4.41) and/or myalgia
(OR 3.00) increased the chances of hospitalization in professionals
with COVID-19. Conclusion: living in the same household as other
people with the disease and using public transportation increased the
risk of infection by the new coronavirus. The factors associated with
the hospitalization of contaminated professionals were presence of risk
factors for the disease, severity and type of the symptoms presented.
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