Associations of knowledge, access to protective equipment and test, exposure to test, work organisation and management with fear of transmitting infection from work to the private sphere or to clients during work among eldercare personnel*
| Fear of infection | Fear of transmission from work to the private sphere | Fear of transmitting infections to clients during work | ||||
| PR | 95% CI | PR | 95% CI | PR | 95% CI | |
| Insecurity about guidelines concerning contact with clients/patients who are… | ||||||
| Infected† | 0.96 | 0.81 to 1.13 | 1.14 | 1.01 to 1.28 | 0.93 | 0.82 to 1.06 |
| Potentially infected† | 1.12 | 0.96 to 1.31 | 0.96 | 0.85 to 1.08 | 1.14 | 1.01 to 1.28 |
| Not infected† | 1.14 | 0.97 to 1.35 | 1.19 | 1.07 to 1.32 | 1.09 | 0.97 to 1.23 |
| Exposure to infection, access to test and personal protective equipment (PPE) | ||||||
| Exposure to infection | ||||||
| No | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | |||
| Yes | 1.61 | 1.33 to 1.94 | 1.40 | 1.22 to 1.61 | 1.30 | 1.13 to 1.49 |
| Do not know | 1.43 | 1.26 to 1.61 | 1.28 | 1.16 to 1.40 | 1.23 | 1.12 to 1.34 |
| Lack of PPE† | 1.09 | 0.96 to 1.24 | 1.67 | 1.06 to 1.28 | 1.17 | 1.07 to 1.29 |
| Access to test | ||||||
| Yes | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | |||
| No | 1.20 | 1.03 to 1.42 | 1.20 | 1.07 to 1.36 | 1.19 | 1.06 to 1.34 |
| Do not know | 1.18 | 1.03 to 1.38 | 1.12 | 0.997 to 1.25 | 1.10 | 0.99 to 1.22 |
| I do not take care of a critical function | 1.00 | 0.42 to 2.37 | 1.22 | 0.73 to 2.03 | 1.11 | 0.66 to 1.89 |
| Communication and trust in workplace | ||||||
| Clear communication of guidelines‡ | 1.18 | 1.02 to 1.36 | 1.08 | 0.97 to 1.21 | 1.21 | 1.08 to 1.36 |
| Feel secure regarding organisation and planning of my work‡ | 0.74 | 0.63 to 0.86 | 0.90 | 0.79 to 1.01 | 0.81 | 0.72 to 0.91 |
| My workplace is well prepared to perform work tasks‡ | 0.73 | 0.63 to 0.85 | 0.76 | 0.68 to 0.86 | 0.91 | 0.81 to 1.03 |
| The workplace pays attention to vulnerable employees§ | 0.95 | 0.83 to 1.09 | 1.05 | 0.95 to 1.16 | 1.03 | 0.94 to 1.14 |
All associations are expressed as prevalence ratios (PRs) with their 95% CIs.
*Adjusted for sociodemographic factors (sex, age, job title and region) and all other independent variables related to COVID-19 risk management.
†Reference group consisted of ‘Yes, but the problem is solved’, ‘No’ and ‘Do not know’.
‡Reference group consisted of ’Totally/partly disagree’ and ‘Do not know’.
§Reference group consisted of 'To some degree', ‘To a small degree’, ‘Not at all’ and ‘Do not know’.