Occupational and non-occupational factors of post-COVID-19 condition: a cross-sectional survey in the French general working population
Introduction Although the working population carries the greatest burden of long COVID, occupational and non-occupational factors of the condition have not yet been well documented in this population. The aim of this study was to investigate these factors.Methods A nationwide random sampling cross-s...
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| description | Introduction Although the working population carries the greatest burden of long COVID, occupational and non-occupational factors of the condition have not yet been well documented in this population. The aim of this study was to investigate these factors.Methods A nationwide random sampling cross-sectional survey was conducted among the adult population in mainland France after the large Omicron waves in the autumn of 2022. Post-COVID-19 condition (PCC) was defined according to the WHO. Associations of occupational and non-occupational factors with PCC were tested in a conceptual model accounting for the relationships between these factors and considering two control groups (previously infected participants without PCC and participants with no reported or diagnosed SARS-CoV-2 infection). Interactions between occupational and non-occupational factors were considered.Results The survey included 1131 working adults. PCC was positively associated with reported infection while providing care (prevalence ratio (PR)=2.06 (95% CI 1.08 to 3.94)), being in contact with a colleague (PR=1.61 (95% CI 1.04 to 2.48)) and increased workload (PR=2.85 (95% CI 1.12 to 7.24)), whereas it was negatively associated with reported infection while being in contact with the public or clients (PR=0.23 (95% CI 0.07 to 0.76)). Several non-occupational factors were associated with PCC: sex, household size, household financial satisfaction, number of pre-existing chronic conditions, anxiety, injury sequelae and perceived SARS-CoV-2 infection severity. No interactions were found between these factors.Conclusions Reducing the burden of long COVID in the working population requires public health strategies that consider a wide spectrum of factors, including work conditions in a broad sense. Specific attention should be given to the most vulnerable workers accumulating such factors. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-df5ea1311b234620b929023565f03bf82025-01-21T09:40:09ZengBMJ Publishing GroupBMJ Public Health2753-42942025-01-013110.1136/bmjph-2024-001613Occupational and non-occupational factors of post-COVID-19 condition: a cross-sectional survey in the French general working populationJoël Coste0Cyrille Delpierre1Tatjana T Makovski2Melissa Rushyizekera32Cochin Hospital, AP-HP, University of Paris Descartes, Biostatistics and Epidemiology Unit, Paris, France9 CERPOP, UMR1295, Inserm, Toulouse III University-Paul Sabatier, Toulouse, France1 Epidemiology and Public Health Research Unit, Department of Population Health, Luxembourg Institute of Health, Strassen, LuxembourgPublic Health France, Saint-Maurice, FranceIntroduction Although the working population carries the greatest burden of long COVID, occupational and non-occupational factors of the condition have not yet been well documented in this population. The aim of this study was to investigate these factors.Methods A nationwide random sampling cross-sectional survey was conducted among the adult population in mainland France after the large Omicron waves in the autumn of 2022. Post-COVID-19 condition (PCC) was defined according to the WHO. Associations of occupational and non-occupational factors with PCC were tested in a conceptual model accounting for the relationships between these factors and considering two control groups (previously infected participants without PCC and participants with no reported or diagnosed SARS-CoV-2 infection). Interactions between occupational and non-occupational factors were considered.Results The survey included 1131 working adults. PCC was positively associated with reported infection while providing care (prevalence ratio (PR)=2.06 (95% CI 1.08 to 3.94)), being in contact with a colleague (PR=1.61 (95% CI 1.04 to 2.48)) and increased workload (PR=2.85 (95% CI 1.12 to 7.24)), whereas it was negatively associated with reported infection while being in contact with the public or clients (PR=0.23 (95% CI 0.07 to 0.76)). Several non-occupational factors were associated with PCC: sex, household size, household financial satisfaction, number of pre-existing chronic conditions, anxiety, injury sequelae and perceived SARS-CoV-2 infection severity. No interactions were found between these factors.Conclusions Reducing the burden of long COVID in the working population requires public health strategies that consider a wide spectrum of factors, including work conditions in a broad sense. Specific attention should be given to the most vulnerable workers accumulating such factors.https://bmjpublichealth.bmj.com/content/3/1/e001613.full |
| spellingShingle | Joël Coste Cyrille Delpierre Tatjana T Makovski Melissa Rushyizekera Occupational and non-occupational factors of post-COVID-19 condition: a cross-sectional survey in the French general working population BMJ Public Health |
| title | Occupational and non-occupational factors of post-COVID-19 condition: a cross-sectional survey in the French general working population |
| title_full | Occupational and non-occupational factors of post-COVID-19 condition: a cross-sectional survey in the French general working population |
| title_fullStr | Occupational and non-occupational factors of post-COVID-19 condition: a cross-sectional survey in the French general working population |
| title_full_unstemmed | Occupational and non-occupational factors of post-COVID-19 condition: a cross-sectional survey in the French general working population |
| title_short | Occupational and non-occupational factors of post-COVID-19 condition: a cross-sectional survey in the French general working population |
| title_sort | occupational and non occupational factors of post covid 19 condition a cross sectional survey in the french general working population |
| url | https://bmjpublichealth.bmj.com/content/3/1/e001613.full |
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