The impact of COVID-19 on the health of physicians, nurses, and other health care workers [C19-HCW, study data contributed to the CITF Databank]

<b>Background:</b> Healthcare workers are at high risk for infection from SARS-CoV-2 due to close contact on the front lines. Regardless of infection, these individuals are prone to impacts to their mental health. <br>

<b>Aims of the CITF study:</b> The study aimed to determine the extent of participants that had antibodies to SARS-CoV-2 and understand the impact of risk factors on participants’ health during the pandemic. It also aimed to evaluate their mental health status and identify workplace practices and community supports that could be improved to increase safety and alleviate stress (Note: mental health data not shared with CITF Databank [1]). <br>

<b>Methods:</b> Healthcare workers (physicians, nurses, health care aids, and personal support workers) across British Columbia, Alberta, Ontario, and Quebec were recruited into a cohort study via advertisements through professional organizations. Participants completed a screening interview and a baseline questionnaire. Participants who tested positive after their blood sample were placed into a nested cohort study. At follow-up visits every 3 months, blood samples were collected, and exposure questionnaires and mental health assessments were administered. A blood sample was also collected 4 months post-vaccine. <br>

<b>Contributed dataset contents:</b> The datasets include 3005 participants who completed baseline questionnaires between April 2020 and November 2020. 87% of participants gave one or more blood samples for SARS-CoV-2 serology between September 2020 and June 2022 (in follow-up visits). Variables include data in the following areas of information: demographics (age, gender, race-ethnicity and indigeneity, province, occupation), general health (smokes; asthma, lung disease, or immune compromised diagnosis; height and weight; flu vaccine), and longitudinal follow-up for COVID infections (dates of positive PCR or RAT tests, hospitalization, outcome and scale for impact of infection on everyday life), SARS-CoV-2 vaccination, and serology. <br>

[1]: Please contact original study team for mental health data