The novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) has spread all around the world and testing has poseda challenge globally. Health care providers are highly exposed and are an important groupto test. On top of these concerns, health care workers are also stressed by the needs onresponders in the COVID-19 crisis. The investigators will look at different ways tomeasure how common COVID-19 is among health care workers, how common is the presence ofantibodies by serological tests (also known as serostatus). The investigators willdescribe health worker mental and emotional well-being and their coping strategies intheir institutional settings. Lastly, the investigators will describe how knowingserostatus can affect individuals' mental and emotional well-being and how to cope in themidst of the COVID-19 response. This will help to how to better test and help healthcareworkers in the COVID-19 pandemic and prepare for possible future outbreaks.
The rapid spread of the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 has resulted in pandemic levels and
a global challenge in diagnosing infection. Diagnosing infection, defining recovery and
immunity has been challenging. Health care providers in particular are very interested in
knowing their status as they are highly exposed, and if infectious, can potentially
transmit infection nosocomially (in the healthcare workplace setting) and to their
household. In addition to understanding their exposure risk, infectious period, and
immunity status, health care workers are reporting high levels of psychosocial distress
including anxiety and burnout. The investigators aim to assess the baseline and
cumulative seroprevalence of SARS-CoV-2 among health care workers using both quantitative
and qualitative serological assays; describe psychosocial well-being and coping
strategies among health workers in their institutional settings and describe how
knowledge of one's serostatus affect psychosocial well-being, and coping strategies.
Findings from this study will inform; 1) use of serological assays and testing
algorithms, and 2) approaches to manage psychosocial stress for healthcare workers.
Other: COVID-19 Serology
Quantitate Serology enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) for COVID-19
Behavioral: Health Care Worker Survey
The purpose of this survey is to assess how healthcare workers are experiencing and
coping with the COVID-19 crisis.
Inclusion Criteria:
- 18 years of age or older
- NewYork-Presbyterian (NYP) healthcare personnel employee or affiliate
- Understands and reads English
Exclusion Criteria:
- Younger than 18 years of age
- Mentally and/or physically unable to complete study requirements
NewYork-Presbyterian Hosptial/Columbia University Irving Medical Center
New York, New York, United States
Investigator: Brett Gray
Brett Gray
212-305-1570
bg2168@cumc.columbia.edu
Magdalena Sobieszczyk, MD, MPH, Principal Investigator
Columbia University