Impact of COVID on the medical activity of occupational health departments

Luther Dogbla, Amine Ben Jaber, Julien S Baker, Gil Boudet, Ilhem Karoui, Ahmed Hajji, Asma Korbi, Ukadike Chris Ugbolue, François-Xavier Lesage, Marek Zak, Aurélien Mulliez and Frédéric Dutheil

PLOS ONE, 2025, vol. 20, issue 5, 1-11

Abstract: Background: To determine the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on the number of occupational health consultations and to highlight influencing factors. Method: Retrospective observational study of consultations from an inter-company occupational health service. Data were retrieved during three consecutive years: 2019 (baseline), and 2020–2021. For comparisons purposes, we used the number of occupational health consultations per day and per full-time equivalent occupational healthcare worker (n consultations/d/FTE). Multivariate analysis was performed using logistic regression, for each lockdown vs the same period one year before. Results: A total of 103,351 consultations were included. The number of consultations decreased by 14.3% in 2020 compared to 2019 but increased by 33.7% in 2021 compared to 2020. There were 4.9 consultations/d/FTE, 4.69 to 5.12 in 2019; 4.07, 3.81 to 4.34 in 2020; and 5.35, 5.16 to 5.55 in 2021. The first lockdown had a massive impact on the number of consultations, whereas the activity returned to normal from August 2020 with an increase in 2021. Age was associated with a decrease in the propension of consulting for the three lockdown periods (p

Date: 2025
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