Section: Module 3: Lesson 1: Risks Factors for Contracting COVID-19 | COVID-19 Orientation for Frontline Healthcare Providers in the Acute Care Setting | NextGenU.org
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Learning objectives:
- Remember procedural aspects to determine the risk of contracting COVID-19 critical disease.
Approximate time required for the readings for this lesson (at 144 words/minute): 101 mins
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Required Learning Resources and Activities
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Recognize modifiable and non-modifiable risk factors for COVID-19
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This study classifies demographic, lifestyle, socioeconomic, and clinical factors in modifiable and non-modifiable risk factors for COVID-19.
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Identify groups vulnerable to SARS-CoV-2 infection -
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This resource evaluates risk factors for COVID 19 infection.
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Read from 'What you need to know' to the end of 'Summary of Conditions with Evidence' and from 'Considerations for Patients Within Racial and Ethnic Minority Groups' to the end of 'Key Findings from One Large Cross-Sectional Study'.
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Additional Resources for Optional Learning
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There are many challenges to studying risk factors for contracting COVID-19 in the context of a public health crisis. In this lesson, you will learn about these risk factors and how are they classified as modifiable and non-modifiable.
For more information on modifiable risk factors, view our course on Lifestyle Medicine by clicking here.