TY - JOUR
T1 - Predicting COVID-19 Cases in Nursing Homes of California and Ohio
T2 - Does the Work Environment Matter?
AU - Roy, Soumyadipta
AU - Collins, Jamie E.
AU - Boden, Leslie I.
AU - Katz, Jeffrey N.
AU - Wagner, Gregory R.
AU - Sorensen, Glorian
AU - Williams, Jessica A.R.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2024/10/1
Y1 - 2024/10/1
N2 - Objective The cross-sectional study evaluates if the prepandemic work environments in nursing homes predict coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases among residents and staff, accounting for other factors. Method Leveraging data from a survey of California and Ohio nursing homes (n = 340), we examined if Workplace Integrated Safety and Health domains - Leadership, Participation, and Comprehensive and Collaborative Strategies predicted cumulative COVID-19 cases among nursing home residents and staff. Results In Ohio, a 1-unit increase in Leadership score was associated with 2 fewer staff cases and 4 fewer resident cases. A 1-unit increase in Comprehensive and Collaborative Strategies score in California showed an average marginal effect of approximately 1 less staff case and 2 fewer resident cases. Conclusions These findings suggest that leadership commitment and interdepartment collaboration to prioritize worker safety may have protected against COVID-19 cases in nursing homes.
AB - Objective The cross-sectional study evaluates if the prepandemic work environments in nursing homes predict coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases among residents and staff, accounting for other factors. Method Leveraging data from a survey of California and Ohio nursing homes (n = 340), we examined if Workplace Integrated Safety and Health domains - Leadership, Participation, and Comprehensive and Collaborative Strategies predicted cumulative COVID-19 cases among nursing home residents and staff. Results In Ohio, a 1-unit increase in Leadership score was associated with 2 fewer staff cases and 4 fewer resident cases. A 1-unit increase in Comprehensive and Collaborative Strategies score in California showed an average marginal effect of approximately 1 less staff case and 2 fewer resident cases. Conclusions These findings suggest that leadership commitment and interdepartment collaboration to prioritize worker safety may have protected against COVID-19 cases in nursing homes.
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U2 - 10.1097/JOM.0000000000003181
DO - 10.1097/JOM.0000000000003181
M3 - Article
C2 - 38955810
AN - SCOPUS:85201143685
SN - 1076-2752
VL - 66
SP - e460-e466
JO - Journal of occupational and environmental medicine
JF - Journal of occupational and environmental medicine
IS - 10
ER -
