TY - JOUR
T1 - Factors associated with the ability and willingness of essential workers to report To duty during a pandemic
AU - Gershon, Robyn R.M.
AU - Magda, Lori A.
AU - Qureshi, Kristine A.
AU - Riley, Halley E.M.
AU - Scanlon, Eileen
AU - Carney, Maria Torroella
AU - Richards, Reginald J.
AU - Sherman, Martin F.
N1 - Funding Information:
This work was supported by a grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) #0653493 and a subaward agreement #193419 from the Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine, Inc. (HJF)—part of a primary award #HU0001-08-1-0004 from the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USUHS) .
PY - 2010/10
Y1 - 2010/10
N2 - Objective: To determine essential workers' ability and willingness to report to duty during a serious pandemic outbreak and to identify modifiable risk factors. Methods: Workers (N = 1103) from six essential workgroups completed an anonymous, cross-sectional survey. Results: Although a substantial proportion of participants reported that they would be able (80%), fewer would be willing (65%) to report to duty. Only 49% of participants would be both able and willing. Factors significantly associated with ability/willingness included individual-level (eg, intentions to adhere to respiratory protection and pandemic vaccination recommendations) and organizational-level factors (eg, preparedness planning for respiratory protection and worker vaccination programs). Conclusions: During a serious pandemic event, non-illness-related shortfalls among essential workers could be substantial. Organizational preparedness efforts should focus on worker protection programs and the development of policies that would facilitate the attendance of healthy workers.
AB - Objective: To determine essential workers' ability and willingness to report to duty during a serious pandemic outbreak and to identify modifiable risk factors. Methods: Workers (N = 1103) from six essential workgroups completed an anonymous, cross-sectional survey. Results: Although a substantial proportion of participants reported that they would be able (80%), fewer would be willing (65%) to report to duty. Only 49% of participants would be both able and willing. Factors significantly associated with ability/willingness included individual-level (eg, intentions to adhere to respiratory protection and pandemic vaccination recommendations) and organizational-level factors (eg, preparedness planning for respiratory protection and worker vaccination programs). Conclusions: During a serious pandemic event, non-illness-related shortfalls among essential workers could be substantial. Organizational preparedness efforts should focus on worker protection programs and the development of policies that would facilitate the attendance of healthy workers.
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U2 - 10.1097/JOM.0b013e3181f43872
DO - 10.1097/JOM.0b013e3181f43872
M3 - Article
C2 - 20881624
AN - SCOPUS:77958064568
SN - 1076-2752
VL - 52
SP - 995
EP - 1003
JO - Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
JF - Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
IS - 10
ER -