Physical health complaints among healthcare workers engaged in the care of critically ill COVID-19 patients: A single tertiary-care center prospective study from Japan

  1. Hiroki Namikawa
  2. Yoshihiro Tochino
  3. Akiko Okada
  4. Keiko Ota
  5. Yasuyo Okada
  6. Kazuya Fujioka
  7. Koichi Yamada
  8. Tetsuya Watanabe
  9. Yu Nakagama
  10. Yasutoshi Kido
  11. Yasuhiko Takemoto
  12. Yasumitsu Mizobata
  13. Hiroshi Kakeya
  14. Yumiko Kuwatsuru
  15. Toshihiko Shibata
  16. Taichi Shuto

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  1. Version published to 10.1016/j.jiph.2021.08.023
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    Table 1: Rigor

    Institutional Review Board StatementIRB: This study was approved by the Ethics Committee of Osaka City University (approval number 2020-024).
    Consent: Therefore, the need for written informed consent was waived owing to the clinical research using opt-out.
    Randomizationnot detected.
    Blindingnot detected.
    Power Analysisnot detected.
    Sex as a biological variablenot detected.

    Table 2: Resources

    Software and Algorithms
    SentencesResources
    Study setting, population, and procedure: This prospective cohort study was performed from April 30 to May 31, 2020 using a shareable Research Electronic Data Capture (REDCap) tool [10].
    REDCap
    suggested: (REDCap, RRID:SCR_003445)

    Results from OddPub: We did not detect open data. We also did not detect open code. Researchers are encouraged to share open data when possible (see Nature blog).

    Results from LimitationRecognizer: We detected the following sentences addressing limitations in the study:
    The present study has several limitations. First, the study population was relatively small, and the study was conducted in only one tertiary hospital. Therefore, there was selection bias. Future studies including more participants working with COVID-19 patients in both community and tertiary hospital settings are required to address this limitation. Second, physical assessment was based on a self-reported online survey using a REDCap tool. Physical examination is recommended in future studies to conduct a more detailed assessment of the physical problems. Third, we examined 11 physical complaints and performed serological and molecular biological analyses, but we did not examine psychological problems in HCWs caring for COVID-19 patients. Therefore, we are unable to conclude whether the manifestation of these physical symptoms resulted from psychological distress. Psychological problems should be analyzed to assess the association between these physical symptoms and psychological outcomes. In summary, the present study demonstrated that the frequency of physical symptoms in HCWs caring for critically ill patients with COVID-19 pneumonia was 25.0%. Being a nurse may be an independent predictor of the manifestation of physical symptoms from working with COVID-19 patients. Therefore, we must manage the health care of both the physical and mental symptoms of HCWs, particularly nurses, who work with COVID-19 patients. We believe that this study is the first step toward establishi...

    Results from TrialIdentifier: No clinical trial numbers were referenced.

    Results from Barzooka: We did not find any issues relating to the usage of bar graphs.

    Results from JetFighter: We did not find any issues relating to colormaps.

    Results from rtransparent:
    • Thank you for including a conflict of interest statement. Authors are encouraged to include this statement when submitting to a journal.
    • Thank you for including a funding statement. Authors are encouraged to include this statement when submitting to a journal.
    • No protocol registration statement was detected.

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  3. Version published to 10.1101/2020.10.09.20210393v1 on medRxiv