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Impact of COVID on the medical activity of occupational health departments

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  • Luther Dogbla
  • Amine Ben Jaber
  • Julien S Baker
  • Gil Boudet
  • Ilhem Karoui
  • Ahmed Hajji
  • Asma Korbi
  • Ukadike Chris Ugbolue
  • François-Xavier Lesage
  • Marek Zak
  • Aurélien Mulliez
  • Frédéric Dutheil

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Background: To determine the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on the number of occupational health consultations and to highlight influencing factors. Method: Retrospective observational study of consultations from an inter-company occupational health service. Data were retrieved during three consecutive years: 2019 (baseline), and 2020–2021. For comparisons purposes, we used the number of occupational health consultations per day and per full-time equivalent occupational healthcare worker (n consultations/d/FTE). Multivariate analysis was performed using logistic regression, for each lockdown vs the same period one year before. Results: A total of 103,351 consultations were included. The number of consultations decreased by 14.3% in 2020 compared to 2019 but increased by 33.7% in 2021 compared to 2020. There were 4.9 consultations/d/FTE, 4.69 to 5.12 in 2019; 4.07, 3.81 to 4.34 in 2020; and 5.35, 5.16 to 5.55 in 2021. The first lockdown had a massive impact on the number of consultations, whereas the activity returned to normal from August 2020 with an increase in 2021. Age was associated with a decrease in the propension of consulting for the three lockdown periods (p

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  • Luther Dogbla & Amine Ben Jaber & Julien S Baker & Gil Boudet & Ilhem Karoui & Ahmed Hajji & Asma Korbi & Ukadike Chris Ugbolue & François-Xavier Lesage & Marek Zak & Aurélien Mulliez & Frédéric Duthe, 2025. "Impact of COVID on the medical activity of occupational health departments," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 20(5), pages 1-11, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:plo:pone00:0323018
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0323018
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