Factors Contributing to Delayed Return to Work among French Healthcare Professionals Afflicted by COVID-19 at a Hospital in the Rhône-Alpes Region, 2021

David Monier, Paul Bonjean, Pierre Carcasset, Martine Moulin, Bruno Pozzetto, Elisabeth Botelho-Nevers, Luc Fontana and Carole Pelissier ()
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David Monier: Occupational Health Service, University Hospital Center of Saint-Etienne, 42055 Saint-Etienne, France
Paul Bonjean: Public Health Service, University Hospital Center of Saint-Etienne, 42005 Saint-Etienne, France
Pierre Carcasset: Occupational Health Service, University Hospital Center of Saint-Etienne, 42055 Saint-Etienne, France
Martine Moulin: Occupational Health Service, University Hospital Center of Saint-Etienne, 42055 Saint-Etienne, France
Bruno Pozzetto: Department of Infectious Agents and Hygiene, University-Hospital of Saint-Etienne, 42055 Saint-Etienne, France
Elisabeth Botelho-Nevers: Infectious Diseases Department, University Hospital of Saint-Etienne, 42055 Saint-Etienne, France
Luc Fontana: Occupational Health Service, University Hospital Center of Saint-Etienne, 42055 Saint-Etienne, France
Carole Pelissier: Occupational Health Service, University Hospital Center of Saint-Etienne, 42055 Saint-Etienne, France

IJERPH, 2023, vol. 20, issue 21, 1-8

Abstract: COVID-19 is an emerging disease whose impact on the return to work of hospital staff is not yet known. This study was aimed at evaluating the prevalence of delayed return to work associated with medical, personal, and professional factors in hospital staff who tested positive for COVID-19 during the second epidemic wave. A descriptive, analytical observational study was conducted. The source population consisted of all staff of a French University Hospital Center who had an RT-PCR test or an antigenic test positive for SARS-CoV-2 during the period from 6 September to 30 November 2020. A delayed return to work was defined as a return to work after a period of at least 8 days of eviction, whereas before the eviction period decided by the French government was 14 days. Data collection was carried out through an anonymous online self-questionnaire. The participation rate was 43% (216 participants out of 502 eligible subjects). Moreover, 40% of the staff had a delayed return to work, and 24% of them reported a delayed return to work due to persistent asthenia. Delayed return to work was significantly associated with age, fear of returning to work, and persistent asthenia, but the number of symptoms lasting more than 7 days was the only factor that remained significantly associated after multivariate analysis. From this study, it appears that interest in identifying the number of persistent symptoms as a possible indicator of delayed work emerges. Moreover, persistent asthenia should be given special attention by practitioners to detect a possible long COVID.

Keywords: delayed return to work; COVID-19; hospital staff; persistent symptoms (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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