{"title": "COVID-19 Education Study (CCS-2)", "author_url": "http://www.tibdn.ca/author/admin", "html": "<p>\r\n\t<code>Status: Study complete</code> <a href=\"https://www.tibdn.ca/covid-19/teachers-study-results\" style=\"background-color: #14477e; font-color: #fff;\"><code style=\"background-color: #14477e; color: #fff;\">Study Results</code></a> <a href=\"/covid-19/education-fr\"><code>French site</code></a></p>\r\n<p>\r\n\r\n\t<img alt=\"COVID-19 study\" src=\"http://www.tibdn.ca/covid-19/file/covid-19-study/image_preview\" title=\"COVID-19 Study\" /></p>\r\n<h4>\r\n\t&nbsp;</h4>\r\n\r\n<p><table border=\"1\" cellpadding=\"1\" cellspacing=\"1\" class=\"listing\" style=\"width: 100%;\">\r\n\t<thead>\r\n\t\t<tr>\r\n\t\t\t<th scope=\"col\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Study design</strong></th>\r\n\t\t\t<th scope=\"col\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Number of participants</strong></th>\r\n\t\t\t<th scope=\"col\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Study period</strong></th>\r\n\r\n\t\t</tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n\t\t\t<td>Prospective cohort</td>\r\n<td>3818</td>\r\n<td>February 2021 \u2013 December 2023</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n</thead></table></p>\r\n<h2>\r\n\tWhat was the purpose of this study?</h2>\r\n<p>\r\n\tTo determine how many people working in the elementary and secondary schools in Ontario developed COVID-19 infections and the risk factors for infection, to describe the changes to antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 over time, the incidence of re-infection, the uptake of vaccines against COVID-19, and the psychological impact of working during the COVID-19 pandemic.</p>\r\n\r\n<br /><h2>\r\n\tWho was eligible to participate?</h2>\r\n<p>People who worked for or with a school or school board in Ontario who:\r\n\r\n\t<ul><li>\r\n\t\tWere 18 to 74 years old and</li>\r\n\t\r\n\t\t<li>Worked anywhere in the Ontario education system for \u22658 hours per week</li></ul>\r\n\t\r\n</p>\r\n<p>\r\n\tInclusive of English or French, Catholic or non-denominational, publicly-funded or independent schools and school boards.</p>\r\n<br />\r\n<h2>\r\n\tData collected</h2>\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li>\r\n\t\tRespiratory illness episodes, with COVID-19 test results </li>\r\n\t<li>\r\n\t\tRisk factors for testing positive for SARS-CoV-2 (personal, household, workplace, and community)</li>\r\n\t<li>\r\n\t\tBlood samples to detect cases of asymptomatic or undiagnosed COVID-19 and changes in antibody levels (over time, after vaccinations and illnesses)</li>\r\n\t<li>\r\n\t\tLevels of distress while working during the COVID-19 pandemic  (Questionnaires used: <a href=\"https://www.worksafe.qld.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0010/22240/kessler-psychological-distress-scale-k101.pdf\" target=\"blank\">Kessler 10</a> and <a href=\"http://mardihorowitz.com/scales/impact_of_events_scale/\" target=\"blank\">Impact of Event Scale</a>)</li>\r\n\r\n</ul><br />\r\n<h2>Questionnaires used</h2>\r\n<ul><li><a href=\"https://www.tibdn.ca/covid-19/file/baseline-questionnaire/at_download/file\" target=\"blank\">Baseline questionnaire</a></li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https://www.tibdn.ca/covid-19/file/vaccination-against-covid-19-sars-cov-2/at_download/file\" target=\"blank\">Vaccination against COVID-19/SARS-CoV-2</a></li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https://www.tibdn.ca/covid-19/file/bi-weekly-report/at_download/file\" target=\"blank\">Bi-weekly report</a></li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https://www.tibdn.ca/covid-19/file/illness-covid-19-test-report/at_download/file\" target=\"blank\">Illness/COVID-19 test report</a></li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https://www.worksafe.qld.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0010/22240/kessler-psychological-distress-scale-k101.pdf\" target=\"blank\">Kessler Psychological Distress Scale (K10)</a></li>\r\n<li><a href=\"http://mardihorowitz.com/scales/impact_of_events_scale/\" target=\"blank\">Impact of Event Scale</a></li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<br />\r\n<h2>\r\n\tWho funded this study?</h2>\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li>\r\n\t\t    <a href=\"https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health.html\" target=\"blank\">Public Health Agency of Canada</a> through the <a href=\"https://www.covid19immunitytaskforce.ca/task-force-research/\" target=\"blank\">COVID-19 Immunity Task Force</a>\r\n\r\n\t<li>\r\n\t\t<a href=\"https://cihr-irsc.gc.ca/e/193.html\" target=\"blank\">Canadian Institutes of Health Research</a></li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<br />\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"1\" cellspacing=\"1\" style=\"width: 100%; vertical-align:top;\">\r\n\t<tbody>\r\n\t\t<tr>\r\n\t\t\t<td width=\"85%\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<h2>\r\n\t\t\t\t\tStudy investigators</h2>\r\n\t\t\t\t<p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https://www.dlsph.utoronto.ca/faculty-profile/coleman-brenda-l/\" target=\"blank\">Dr. Brenda Coleman</a>, PhD (Sinai Health &amp; University of Toronto)<br />\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https://lmp.utoronto.ca/faculty/allison-mcgeer\" target=\"blank\">Dr. Allison McGeer</a>, MD (Sinai Health &amp; University of Toronto)<br />\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https://psychiatry.utoronto.ca/faculty/robert-maunder\" target=\"blank\">Dr. Robert Maunder</a>, MD (Sinai Health &amp; University of Toronto)<br />\r\n<a href=\"https://ihpme.utoronto.ca/faculty-profile/sharon-e-straus/\" target=\"blank\">Dr. Sharon Straus</a>, MD (Unity Health &amp; University of Toronto)<br />\r\n<a href=\"https://www.dlsph.utoronto.ca/faculty-profile/bondy-susan-j/\" target=\"blank\">Dr. Susan Bondy</a>, PhD (University of Toronto)<br />\r\nwith the invaluable assistance of our staff: Kailey Fischer, MSc, Evelyn, Susan, Chloe, Kanchan, Iris, Veronica, and Nicole.<br />\r\n</p>\r\n<br />\r\n<h2>THANK YOU    \u200bMERCI BEAUCOUP</h2>\r\n<p>The study investigators and everyone who worked on the CCS-2 would like to sincerely thank all participants for the time and effort they put into helping us collect data about their experiences during the last 2\u00bd years of the SARS-CoV-2 / COVID-19 pandemic. We cannot adequately express our gratitude. \r\n</p><p>\r\nWe also thank the National Microbiology Laboratory for their collaboration and support of this study. </p>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t</td>\r\n\t\t\t<td style=\"vertical-align:top;\" width=\"15%\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<img class=\"newsimage\" style=\"vertical-align: top; vertical-align: baseline; vertical-align: text-top;\" alt=\"\" src=\"http://www.tibdn.ca/covid-19/file/education/ideru/image_preview\" title=\"IDERU\" /></td>\r\n\t\t</tr>\r\n\t</tbody>\r\n</table>\r\n\r\n<p>\r\n\t<img alt=\"Thank you\" src=\"http://www.tibdn.ca/images/thankyou/image_preview\" title=\"Thank you\" /></p><p>(attribution Image by <a href=\"https://www.freepik.com/free-photo/thank-you-card-collage-concept_43686561.htm\" target=\"blank\">Freepik</a>)</p>\r\n\r\n<h2>Contact us</h2>\r\n<p>If you have questions, please contact <a href=\"http://www.tibdn.ca/contact\">Toronto Invasive Bacterial Diseases Network</a>.</a></p>\r\n", "version": "1.0", "type": "rich", "provider_name": "TIBDN: Toronto Invasive Bacterial Diseases Network", "provider_url": "http://www.tibdn.ca", "author_name": ""}