Prevalence of Chronic Diseases, Depression, and Stress Among US Childcare Professionals During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Elharake JA, Shafiq M, Cobanoglu A, Malik AA, Klotz M, Humphries JE, Murray T, Patel KM, Wilkinson D, Yildirim I, Diaz R, Rojas R, Cohen A, Lee A, Omer SB, Gilliam WS. Prevalence of Chronic Diseases, Depression, and Stress Among US Childcare Professionals During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Preventing Chronic Disease 2022, 19: e61. PMID: 36137183, PMCID: PMC9541678, DOI: 10.5888/pcd19.220132.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPhysical health conditionsMental healthHealth conditionsChronic diseasesDepression ratesCOVID-19 pandemicSex/gender disparityPublic health officialsChildcare professionalsSevere asthmaHeart diseaseUS adultsAsthma ratesSociodemographic characteristicsHealth officialsDepressionDiseaseNational representativenessLinear regression modelsPrevalenceHealthRegression modelsPandemicProfessionalsGender disparitiesRelationship between the use of nonpharmaceutical interventions and COVID-19 vaccination among U.S. child care providers: A prospective cohort study
Patel KM, Shafiq M, Malik AA, Cobanoglu A, Klotz M, Eric Humphries J, Lee A, Murray T, Wilkinson D, Yildirim I, Elharake JA, Diaz R, Rojas R, Kuperwajs Cohen A, Omer SB, Gilliam WS. Relationship between the use of nonpharmaceutical interventions and COVID-19 vaccination among U.S. child care providers: A prospective cohort study. Vaccine 2022, 40: 4098-4104. PMID: 35660329, PMCID: PMC9135692, DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2022.05.064.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCOVID-19 vaccinationProspective cohort studyCare providersNonpharmaceutical interventionsChild care providersCohort studyLikelihood of vaccinationPreventative health behaviorsVaccinationHealth behaviorsCare programMandatory vaccinationSignificant associationVaccine mandatesDistrict of ColumbiaLarge healthInterventionPandemic controlCOVID-19Child care programsProvidersEmail surveyNonadherenceMeasuresAssociation of Child Masking With COVID-19–Related Closures in US Childcare Programs
Murray TS, Malik AA, Shafiq M, Lee A, Harris C, Klotz M, Humphries JE, Patel KM, Wilkinson D, Yildirim I, Elharake JA, Diaz R, Reyes C, Omer SB, Gilliam WS. Association of Child Masking With COVID-19–Related Closures in US Childcare Programs. JAMA Network Open 2022, 5: e2141227. PMID: 35084484, PMCID: PMC8796014, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.41227.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCOVID-19 casesLower riskImportant public health policy implicationsCOVID-19-related closuresPublic health policy implicationsChildren 2 yearsElectronic survey studyCenter-based childcare programsHealth policy implicationsSARS-CoV-2Survey studyChildcare professionalsMAIN OUTCOMEProgram closureHealth policyStudy periodRobust SEsBaselineChildcare programsCOVID-19Young childrenChildcare settingsChildrenPhysical distancingAssociation