October 29, 2020

Risk of Hospital Admission with Coronavirus Disease 2019 in Healthcare Workers and Their Households: Nationwide Linkage Cohort Study

Category: Article Summary

Topic: Clinical Characteristics and Health Care Setting

Keywords (Tags): health care workers

• A nationwide cohort study in Scotland (n=158,445) found that despite low absolute risk, patient facing healthcare workers and their household members had a higher relative risk of hospital admission due to COVID-19 compared to non-patient facing healthcare workers and their household members. Risk of COVID-19-related hospital admission was 3-fold higher among patient facing healthcare workers and nearly two-fold higher among their household members compared to their non-patient facing counterparts. Among patient facing healthcare workers, risk was further elevated among those who worked in “front door” roles.

Shah et al. (Oct 28, 2020). Risk of Hospital Admission with Coronavirus Disease 2019 in Healthcare Workers and Their Households: Nationwide Linkage Cohort Study. BMJ. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.m3582