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dc.contributor.author | Lan, Fan Yun | - |
dc.contributor.author | Christophi, Costas A. | - |
dc.contributor.author | Buley, Jane | - |
dc.contributor.author | Iliaki, Eirini F. | - |
dc.contributor.author | Bruno-Murtha, Lou Ann | - |
dc.contributor.author | Sayah, Assaad J. | - |
dc.contributor.author | Kales, Stefanos N. | - |
dc.date.accessioned | 2021-09-22T12:29:52Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2021-09-22T12:29:52Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2020-11-08 | - |
dc.identifier.citation | Occupational Medicine, 2020, vol. 70, no. 8, pp. 606–609 | en_US |
dc.identifier.issn | 14718405 | - |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14279/23101 | - |
dc.description.abstract | Background: Healthcare workers (HCWs) and other essential workers are at risk of occupational infection during the COVID-19 pandemic. Several infection control strategies have been implemented. Evidence shows that universal masking can mitigate COVID-19 infection, though existing research is limited by secular trend bias. Aims: To investigate the effect of hospital universal masking on COVID-19 incidence among HCWs compared to the general population. Methods: We compared the 7-day average incidence rates between a Massachusetts (USA) healthcare system and Massachusetts residents statewide. The study period was from 17 March (the date of first incident case in the healthcare system) to 6 May (the date Massachusetts implemented public masking). The healthcare system implemented universal masking on 26 March, we allotted a 5-day lag for effect onset and peak COVID-19 incidence in Massachusetts was 20 April. Thus, we categorized 17-31 March as the pre-intervention phase, 1-20 April the intervention phase and 21 April to 6 May the epidemic decline phase. Temporal incidence trends (i.e. 7-day average slopes) were compared using standardized coefficients from linear regression models. Results: The standardized coefficients were similar between the healthcare system and the state in both the pre-intervention and epidemic decline phases. During the intervention phase, the healthcare system's epidemic slope became negative (standardized β:-0.68, 95% CI:-1.06 to-0.31), while Massachusetts' slope remained positive (standardized β: 0.99, 95% CI: 0.94 to 1.05). Conclusions: Universal masking was associated with a decreasing COVID-19 incidence trend among HCWs, while the infection rate continued to rise in the surrounding community. | en_US |
dc.format | en_US | |
dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
dc.relation.ispartof | Occupational Medicine | en_US |
dc.rights | © The Author(s). | en_US |
dc.rights.uri | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ | * |
dc.subject | Hospital | en_US |
dc.subject | SARS-CoV-2 | en_US |
dc.subject | Infection control | en_US |
dc.subject | Infectious disease | en_US |
dc.subject | Personal protective equipment | en_US |
dc.title | Effects of universal masking on Massachusetts healthcare workers' COVID-19 incidence | en_US |
dc.type | Article | en_US |
dc.collaboration | Harvard University | en_US |
dc.collaboration | National Cheng Kung University | en_US |
dc.collaboration | Cyprus University of Technology | en_US |
dc.collaboration | Cambridge Health Alliance (CHA) | en_US |
dc.subject.category | Health Sciences | en_US |
dc.journals | Open Access | en_US |
dc.country | United States | en_US |
dc.country | Taiwan | en_US |
dc.country | Cyprus | en_US |
dc.subject.field | Medical and Health Sciences | en_US |
dc.publication | Peer Reviewed | en_US |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1093/occmed/kqaa179 | en_US |
dc.identifier.pmid | 33225363 | - |
dc.identifier.scopus | 2-s2.0-85098471928 | - |
dc.identifier.url | https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/85098471928 | - |
dc.relation.issue | 8 | en_US |
dc.relation.volume | 70 | en_US |
cut.common.academicyear | 2020-2021 | en_US |
dc.identifier.spage | 606 | en_US |
dc.identifier.epage | 609 | en_US |
item.openairecristype | http://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501 | - |
item.openairetype | article | - |
item.cerifentitytype | Publications | - |
item.grantfulltext | open | - |
item.languageiso639-1 | en | - |
item.fulltext | With Fulltext | - |
crisitem.journal.journalissn | 1471-8405 | - |
crisitem.journal.publisher | Oxford University Press | - |
crisitem.author.dept | Department of Rehabilitation Sciences | - |
crisitem.author.faculty | Faculty of Health Sciences | - |
crisitem.author.orcid | 0000-0003-0503-1538 | - |
crisitem.author.parentorg | Faculty of Health Sciences | - |
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