Impact of healthcare worker shift scheduling on workforce preservation during the COVID-19 pandemic

Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2020 Dec;41(12):1443-1445. doi: 10.1017/ice.2020.337. Epub 2020 Jul 20.

Abstract

Reducing severe acute respiratory coronavirus virus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infections among healthcare workers is critical. We ran Monte Carlo simulations modeling the spread of SARS-CoV-2 in non-COVID-19 wards, and we found that longer nursing shifts and scheduling designs in which teams of nurses and doctors co-rotate no more frequently than every 3 days can lead to fewer infections.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural

MeSH terms

  • COVID-19* / epidemiology
  • COVID-19* / prevention & control
  • Connecticut / epidemiology
  • Health Workforce / organization & administration*
  • Humans
  • Infection Control / methods*
  • Medical Staff, Hospital* / organization & administration
  • Medical Staff, Hospital* / statistics & numerical data
  • Occupational Exposure / prevention & control
  • Organizational Innovation
  • Personnel Staffing and Scheduling* / organization & administration
  • Personnel Staffing and Scheduling* / standards
  • Personnel Staffing and Scheduling* / trends
  • SARS-CoV-2
  • Safety Management / organization & administration
  • Safety Management / standards*