TABLE 1.
Demographic characteristics of the RECOVER cohort
| Sex at birth | n (%) |
| Female | 472 (83.0) |
| Male | 97 (17.0) |
| Age | Years |
| Median (IQR) | 42 (18) |
| Range | 18–75 |
| Ethnicity | n (%) |
| Caucasian | 451 (79.3) |
| Middle‐Eastern | 14 (2.5) |
| Latino | 22 (3.9) |
| Asian | 38 (6.7) |
| Black/African‐American | 35 (6.2) |
| First Nations | 1 (0.2) |
| Other | 8 (1.4) |
| Workplace | n (%) |
| Hospital | 307 (54.0) |
| Public long‐term care facility | 139 (24.4) |
| Community health center | 50 (8.8) |
| Private care facility | 12 (2.1) |
| Other | 61 (10.7) |
| Staff group | n (%) |
| Medical doctor/resident | 67 (11.8) |
| Nurse/paramedic | 229 (40.2) |
| Patient care attendant | 73 (12.8) |
| Therapist/other healthcare professional in regular close contact with patients a | 80 (14.1) |
| Education/recreation | 11 (1.9) |
| Pharmacist/pharma assistant | 9 (1.6) |
| Technician | 20 (3.5) |
| Research staff | 7 (1.2) |
| Administration/management | 26 (4.6) |
| Maintenance/housekeeping | 16 (2.8) |
| Food service | 5 (0.9) |
| Other | 26 (4.6) |
Note: The total number of enrolled HCWs is 569.
a
Includes physiotherapists, occupational therapists, respiratory therapists, kinesiologists, nutritionists, social workers, psychologists, speech therapists, audiologists, and electrophysiologists.