Study reveals long-term health and disability following COVID-19 infection goteborgsuni COVID19 SARSCoV2 LongTermHealth LongTermDisability
By Suchandrima BhowmikDec 28 2022Reviewed by Aimee Molineux Coronavirus disease 2019 caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 led to over 600 million cases globally and about 2.6 million cases in Sweden by August 2022. COVID-19 severity was reported to impact symptoms. People with mild COVID-19 could often recover at home, while those with critical COVID-19 required hospitalization.
Exposure of people to SARS-CoV-2 is variable. Some occupations require close contact with infected individuals, while others have the option to work from home. Moreover, some occupations are dominated by a specific gender leading to an uneven level of SARS-CoV-2 exposure. Description of health and health-related states takes place by the International Classification of Functioning, Disability, and Health .
Study findings The results indicated that the study comprised 10,194 participants whose mean age was 44.9 years and were mostly women. In total, 7185 participants were reported to have a negative PCR test, whereas 1425 had a positive PCR test and were in the sub-acute phase, and 1584 had a positive PCR test and were in the post-COVID-19 phase.
The results also reported that most of the participants were care workers. Participants with the occupations of care workers, health care professionals requiring a college education, and managers in the sub-acute phase reported greater disability than those in the post-COVID-19 phase. Moreover, a greater disability was reported for participants belonging to the post-COVID-19 phase in all the occupations compared to controls.
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