Article ; Online: Evaluating barriers and potential solutions to speaking up about coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) symptoms: A survey among nursing home workers.
Infection control and hospital epidemiology
2023 Volume 44, Issue 11, Page(s) 1834–1839
Abstract: Objective: Quantify the frequency and drivers of unreported coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) symptoms among nursing home (NH) staff.: Design: Confidential telephone survey.: Setting: The study was conducted in 70 NHs in Orange County, ... ...
| Abstract | Objective: Quantify the frequency and drivers of unreported coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) symptoms among nursing home (NH) staff. Design: Confidential telephone survey. Setting: The study was conducted in 70 NHs in Orange County, California, December 2020-February 2022. Participants: The study included 120 NH staff with COVID-19. Methods: We designed a 40-item telephone survey of NH staff to assess COVID-19 symptom reporting behavior and types of barriers [monetary, logistic, and emotional (fear or stigma)] and facilitators of symptom reporting using 5-point Likert scales. Summary statistics, reliability of survey constructs, and construct and discriminant validity were assessed. Results: Overall, 49% of surveys were completed during the 2020-2021 COVID-19 winter wave and 51% were completed during severe acute respiratory coronavirus virus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) δ (delta)/ (omicron) waves, with a relatively even distribution of certified nursing assistants, licensed vocational or registered nurses, and nonfrontline staff. Most COVID-19 cases (71%) were detected during mandated weekly NH surveillance testing and most staff (67%) had ≥1 symptom prior to their test. Only 34% of those with symptoms disclosed their symptom to a supervisor. Responses were consistent across 8 discrete survey constructs with Cronbach α > 0.70. In the first wave of the pandemic, fear and lack of knowledge were drivers of symptom reporting. In later waves, adequate staffing and sick days were drivers of symptom reporting. COVID-19 help lines and encouragement from supervisors facilitated symptom reporting and testing. Conclusions: Mandatory COVID-19 testing for NH staff is key to identifying staff COVID-19 cases due to reluctance to speak up about existing symptoms. Active encouragement from supervisors to report symptoms and stay home when ill was a major driver of symptom reporting and resultant infection prevention and worker safety measures. |
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| MeSH term(s) | Humans ; COVID-19/diagnosis ; COVID-19/epidemiology ; COVID-19 Testing ; SARS-CoV-2 ; Reproducibility of Results ; Nursing Homes |
| Language | English |
| Publishing date | 2023-04-04 |
| Publishing country | United States |
| Document type | Journal Article |
| ZDB-ID | 639378-0 |
| ISSN | 1559-6834 ; 0195-9417 ; 0899-823X |
| ISSN (online) | 1559-6834 |
| ISSN | 0195-9417 ; 0899-823X |
| DOI | 10.1017/ice.2023.51 |
| Database | MEDical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System OnLINE |
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