Source avec lien : Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, (Prépublication), 8/21/2020. 10.1097/JOM.0000000000002004
Objectifs : Décrire les stratégies de suivi et d’élargissement de l’accès aux soins pour les travailleurs du système de santé au cours des deux premiers mois de l’épidémie de COVID-19 au Brésil. Méthodes : Description de la stratégie mise en œuvre sur la base des lignes directrices élaborées pour assurer la surveillance et les soins du personnel d’un important système de santé lors de l’épidémie de COVID-19.
Objectives: To describe the strategies to monitor and expand access to care for a health system workers’ in the first two months of the COVID-19 epidemic in Brazil. Methods: Description of the implemented strategy based on the guidelines developed to address the surveillance and care of a large health system’s workforce in the COVID-19 epidemic. Results: During phase 1, the surveillance strategy focused on monitoring suspected cases among employees. In phase 2, surveillance was restricted to employees with confirmed COVID-19, aiming at monitoring of symptoms and following hospitalizations. Access to care was expanded. A total of 1089 employees were diagnosed with COVID-19, 89 required hospitalizations and none had died. Conclusion: The strategies adopted was promptly implemented and could be adapted to the changing epidemic dynamics, allowing low rates of adverse outcomes in this high-risk population.