The challenges of the lack of occupational data and the absence of information about COVID-19 in workers in Brazil

Castro, Hermano Albuquerque de; Siqueira, Carlos Eduardo; Périssé, André Reynaldo Santos

doi:10.1016/j.lana.2022.100245

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“…This emphasizes the need for the company to impose rules and enable means to comply with these workers and for the individual to comply with the company's recommendations [27]. The implementation of public policies is imperative to guide occupational health [7,11], along with conducting studies investigating the relationship between occupation and SARS-CoV-2 infection. These measures aim to promote comprehensive prevention practices, mitigate the spread of the disease, and consequently reduce economic costs on the healthcare system [28].…”

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“…Inclusion criteria were workers directly linked to the company diagnosed with COVID-19 according to clinical-epidemiological or laboratory criteria, from June 2020 to June 2021. Diagnosis by clinicalepidemiological criteria followed guidelines from the World Health Organization and the Brazilian Ministry of Health during the analyzed period [11]. Laboratory diagnosis of SARS COV-2 infection was defined by serological rapid antigen (TR-Ag), or realtime reverse transcription tests (RT-PCR) [12], being the first performed in the workplace and the others carried out in out-of-work care.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Despite this assertion, it is necessary to understand how workers are exposed to infections and diseases in the workplace, in order to assist in managing risks for infectious diseases [7] with control measures taken based on the risk level [10]. However, the lack of occupational health data in several countries around the world, and especially in Brazil, makes it difficult to direct public policies on restrictions and flexibility in work environments [11].…”

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confidence: 99%

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Morbimortality profile by COVID-19 in telework and on-site work in an oil and gas company in Brazil

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BACKGROUND: As a reflection of the health emergency caused by COVID-19, many countries adopted guidelines, which included activity restrictions. As a result, some companies maintained their activities with on-site work and telework. OBJECTIVE: Analyzing the morbidity and mortality profile due to COVID-19 of workers in telework and on-site work in an oil and gas company. METHODS: Cross-sectional, quantitative, and analytical study that included 8,394 workers diagnosed with COVID-19 at an oil and gas company in Brazil, from June 2020 to June 2021. The company’s Surveillance Program database was used as an information source. RESULTS: The total prevalence of cases was 21.7% . For teleworking and face-to-face workers, they were 20.7% and 23.3%, respectively. There was a predominance of women (19.7%), white ethnicity/colour (64.7%), higher level position (52.6%), age group over 40 years (36.7%), married (53, 8%), working at the company for a period that ranges from 7 to 10 years (17%), administrative activity (68.5%), and a higher number of symptomatic workers and deaths in telework compared to on-site work. CONCLUSIONS: The results suggest that testing is important to refrain the virus spread in the company’s work environments, as it allowed asymptomatic workers to be diagnosed with COVID-19. The study suggested that on-site work was not a transmission facilitator in the occupational environment, which points out the importance of preventive measures in the workplace and the adoption of remote work for the largest possible number of workers to improve the safety of employees, workers who remained in the on-site work modality.

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Section: Study Design and Populationmentioning

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Morbimortality profile by COVID-19 in telework and on-site work in an oil and gas company in Brazil

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“…Pooling data for meta-analysis appears difficult, as we anticipate a considerable degree of heterogeneity across studies in terms of study design, exposure measurement, participant characteristics, and outcomes. As stated in the editorial of The Lancet [26] when it comes to occupational health, there are numerous missing data in the databases, which makes it a great challenge in epidemiological studies. In this area, it is evident the absence of scientific studies…”

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Impact of long-term COVID on workers: A systematic review protocol

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Emerick²,

Pires³

et al. 2022

PLoS ONE

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Introduction Part of the patients infected by COVID-19 have at least one lasting sequel of the disease and may be framed in the concept of long Covid. These sequelae can compromise the quality of life, increase dependence on other people for personal care, impair the performance of activities of daily living, thus compromising work activities and harming the health of the worker. This protocol aims to critically synthesize the scientific evidence on the effects of Covid-19 among workers and its impact on their health status and professional life. Method Searches will be performed in MEDLINE via PubMed, EMBASE, Cochrane Library Central, Web of Science, Scopus, LILACS and Epistemonikos. Included studies will be those that report the prevalence of long-term signs and symptoms in workers and/or the impact on their health status and work performance, which may be associated with Covid-19 infection. Data extraction will be conducted by 3 reviewers independently. For data synthesis, a results report will be carried out, based on the main outcome of this study. Discussion This review will provide evidence to support health surveillance to help decision makers (i.e. healthcare providers, stakeholders and governments) regarding long-term Covid. Trial registration PROSPERO registration number: CRD42021288120. https://www.crd.york.ac.uk/prospero/display_record.php?ID=CRD42021288120.

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The challenges of the lack of occupational data and the absence of information about COVID-19 in workers in Brazil

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Morbimortality profile by COVID-19 in telework and on-site work in an oil and gas company in Brazil

Morbimortality profile by COVID-19 in telework and on-site work in an oil and gas company in Brazil

Impact of long-term COVID on workers: A systematic review protocol

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