Applied Clinical Research Center, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
Duke Clinical Research Institute, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, USA.
J Gen Intern Med. 2021 May;36(5):1319-1326. doi: 10.1007/s11606-020-06529-z. Epub 2021 Mar 10.
The HERO registry was established to support research on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on US healthcare workers.
Describe the COVID-19 pandemic experiences of and effects on individuals participating in the HERO registry.
Cross-sectional, self-administered registry enrollment survey conducted from April 10 to July 31, 2020.
Participants worked in hospitals (74.4%), outpatient clinics (7.4%), and other settings (18.2%) located throughout the nation.
A total of 14,600 healthcare workers.
COVID-19 exposure, viral and antibody testing, diagnosis of COVID-19, job burnout, and physical and emotional distress.
Mean age was 42.0 years, 76.4% were female, 78.9% were White, 33.2% were nurses, 18.4% were physicians, and 30.3% worked in settings at high risk for COVID-19 exposure (e.g., ICUs, EDs, COVID-19 units). Overall, 43.7% reported a COVID-19 exposure and 91.3% were exposed at work. Just 3.8% in both high- and low-risk settings experienced COVID-19 illness. In regression analyses controlling for demographics, professional role, and work setting, the risk of COVID-19 illness was higher for Black/African-Americans (aOR 2.32, 99% CI 1.45, 3.70, p < 0.01) and Hispanic/Latinos (aOR 2.19, 99% CI 1.55, 3.08, p < 0.01) compared with Whites. Overall, 41% responded that they were experiencing job burnout. Responding about the day before they completed the survey, 53% of participants reported feeling tired a lot of the day, 51% stress, 41% trouble sleeping, 38% worry, 21% sadness, 19% physical pain, and 15% anger. On average, healthcare workers reported experiencing 2.4 of these 7 distress feelings a lot of the day.
Healthcare workers are at high risk for COVID-19 exposure, but rates of COVID-19 illness were low. The greater risk of COVID-19 infection among race/ethnicity minorities reported in the general population is also seen in healthcare workers. The HERO registry will continue to monitor changes in healthcare worker well-being during the pandemic.
ClinicalTrials.gov identifier NCT04342806.
HERO 登记处成立的目的是支持对美国医护人员所受的 COVID-19 大流行的影响的研究。
描述参与 HERO 登记处的个人的 COVID-19 大流行经历及其影响。
2020 年 4 月 10 日至 7 月 31 日进行的横断面、自我管理登记调查。
参与者在全国各地的医院(74.4%)、门诊(7.4%)和其他场所(18.2%)工作。
共有 14600 名医护人员。
COVID-19 暴露、病毒和抗体检测、COVID-19 诊断、工作倦怠以及身体和情绪困扰。
平均年龄为 42.0 岁,76.4%为女性,78.9%为白人,33.2%为护士,18.4%为医生,30.3%在高风险 COVID-19 暴露环境(例如 ICU、ED、COVID-19 病房)工作。总体而言,43.7%报告有 COVID-19 暴露,91.3%的暴露发生在工作中。在高风险和低风险环境中,只有 3.8%的人经历过 COVID-19 疾病。在控制人口统计学、专业角色和工作环境的回归分析中,与白人相比,黑人和非裔美国人(aOR 2.32,99%CI 1.45,3.70,p<0.01)和西班牙裔/拉丁裔(aOR 2.19,99%CI 1.55,3.08,p<0.01)患 COVID-19 疾病的风险更高。总体而言,41%的人表示他们正在经历工作倦怠。在完成调查前一天回复的情况下,53%的参与者报告说他们整天都很累,51%感到压力大,41%难以入睡,38%感到担忧,21%感到悲伤,19%感到身体疼痛,15%感到愤怒。平均而言,医护人员报告说他们每天有 2.4 种这些 7 种困扰感。
医护人员有感染 COVID-19 的高风险,但 COVID-19 疾病的发病率较低。在一般人群中报告的少数族裔种族/民族患 COVID-19 的风险较高,在医护人员中也有体现。HERO 登记处将继续监测大流行期间医护人员福祉的变化。
ClinicalTrials.gov 标识符 NCT04342806。