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Am J Ind Med
. 2024 Oct 5.
doi: 10.1002/ajim.23670. Online ahead of print. Occupational and industry prevalence of new long-term symptoms within American Red Cross blood donors with and without history of SARS-CoV-2 infection
Deja L Edwards[SUP] 1 2 [/SUP], Melisa M Shah[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Dallas S Shi[SUP] 3 [/SUP], Nicole D Ford[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Jessica L Rinsky[SUP] 3 [/SUP], Jefferson M Jones[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Bryan Spencer[SUP] 4 [/SUP], James Haynes[SUP] 4 [/SUP], Sharon H Saydah[SUP] 2 [/SUP]
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Purpose: Limited information is known about the burden of Long COVID by occupation and industry. This study compares the occurrence of self-reported new long-term symptoms lasting 4 weeks or longer among blood donors with and without prior SARS-CoV-2 infection by occupation and industry.
Methods: The American Red Cross invited blood donors 18 years and older who donated during May 4-December 31, 2021 to participate in online surveys. New long-term symptoms lasting 4 weeks or longer were assessed by self-reported occurrence of any of 35 symptoms since March 2020. SARS-CoV-2 infection status was determined by serological testing and self-report. We describe the prevalence of new long-term symptoms by SARS-CoV-2 infection status. We calculate the difference in reported new long-term symptoms by SARS-CoV-2 infection status within occupation and industry categories.
Results: Data were collected from 27,907 employed adults - 9763 were previously infected and 18,234 were never infected with SARS-CoV-2. New long-term symptoms were more prevalent among those previously infected compared to the never-infected respondents (45% vs 24%, p < 0.05). Among all respondents, new long-term symptoms by occupation ranged from 26% (installation, maintenance, and repair) to 41% (healthcare support) and by industry ranged from 26% (mining) to 55% (accommodation and food services). New long-term neurological and other symptoms were commonly reported by those previously infected with SARS-CoV-2.
Discussion: New long-term symptoms are more prevalent among certain occupation and industry groups, which likely reflects differential exposure to SARS-CoV-2. These findings highlight potential need for workplace accommodations in a variety of occupational settings to address new long-term symptoms.
Keywords: COVID‐19; Long COVID; Post‐COVID Conditions; SARS‐CoV‐2; industry; occupation.
. 2024 Oct 5.
doi: 10.1002/ajim.23670. Online ahead of print. Occupational and industry prevalence of new long-term symptoms within American Red Cross blood donors with and without history of SARS-CoV-2 infection
Deja L Edwards[SUP] 1 2 [/SUP], Melisa M Shah[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Dallas S Shi[SUP] 3 [/SUP], Nicole D Ford[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Jessica L Rinsky[SUP] 3 [/SUP], Jefferson M Jones[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Bryan Spencer[SUP] 4 [/SUP], James Haynes[SUP] 4 [/SUP], Sharon H Saydah[SUP] 2 [/SUP]
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- PMID: 39367848
- DOI: 10.1002/ajim.23670
Purpose: Limited information is known about the burden of Long COVID by occupation and industry. This study compares the occurrence of self-reported new long-term symptoms lasting 4 weeks or longer among blood donors with and without prior SARS-CoV-2 infection by occupation and industry.
Methods: The American Red Cross invited blood donors 18 years and older who donated during May 4-December 31, 2021 to participate in online surveys. New long-term symptoms lasting 4 weeks or longer were assessed by self-reported occurrence of any of 35 symptoms since March 2020. SARS-CoV-2 infection status was determined by serological testing and self-report. We describe the prevalence of new long-term symptoms by SARS-CoV-2 infection status. We calculate the difference in reported new long-term symptoms by SARS-CoV-2 infection status within occupation and industry categories.
Results: Data were collected from 27,907 employed adults - 9763 were previously infected and 18,234 were never infected with SARS-CoV-2. New long-term symptoms were more prevalent among those previously infected compared to the never-infected respondents (45% vs 24%, p < 0.05). Among all respondents, new long-term symptoms by occupation ranged from 26% (installation, maintenance, and repair) to 41% (healthcare support) and by industry ranged from 26% (mining) to 55% (accommodation and food services). New long-term neurological and other symptoms were commonly reported by those previously infected with SARS-CoV-2.
Discussion: New long-term symptoms are more prevalent among certain occupation and industry groups, which likely reflects differential exposure to SARS-CoV-2. These findings highlight potential need for workplace accommodations in a variety of occupational settings to address new long-term symptoms.
Keywords: COVID‐19; Long COVID; Post‐COVID Conditions; SARS‐CoV‐2; industry; occupation.