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Post-Acute COVID-19 Sequelae in a Working Population at One Year Follow-Up: A Wide Range of Impacts from an Italian Sample

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  • Danilo Buonsenso

    (Department of Woman and Child Health and Public Health, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, 00168 Roma, Italy
    Center for Global Health Research and Studies, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Largo Francesco Vito 1, 00168 Rome, Italy)

  • Maria Rosaria Gualano

    (Center for Global Health Research and Studies, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Largo Francesco Vito 1, 00168 Rome, Italy
    Department of Public Health Sciences and Paediatrics, University of Torino, 10124 Torino, Italy
    Leadership in Medicine Research Center, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, 20123 Rome, Italy)

  • Maria Francesca Rossi

    (Department of Health Science and Public Health, Section of Occupational Health, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Largo Francesco Vito 1, 00168 Rome, Italy)

  • Angelica Valz Gris

    (Department of Health Science and Public Health, Section of Hygiene, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Largo Francesco Vito 1, 00168 Rome, Italy)

  • Leuconoe Grazia Sisti

    (Institute of Public Health, Section of Hygiene, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, 00168 Rome, Italy
    National Institute for Health, Migration and Poverty, 00153 Rome, Italy)

  • Ivan Borrelli

    (Department of Health Science and Public Health, Section of Occupational Health, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Largo Francesco Vito 1, 00168 Rome, Italy)

  • Paolo Emilio Santoro

    (Department of Woman and Child Health and Public Health, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, 00168 Roma, Italy
    Department of Health Science and Public Health, Section of Hygiene, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Largo Francesco Vito 1, 00168 Rome, Italy)

  • Antonio Tumminello

    (Department of Health Science and Public Health, Section of Occupational Health, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Largo Francesco Vito 1, 00168 Rome, Italy)

  • Carolina Gentili

    (Medical School, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Largo Francesco Vito 1, 00168 Rome, Italy)

  • Walter Malorni

    (Center for Global Health Research and Studies, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Largo Francesco Vito 1, 00168 Rome, Italy)

  • Piero Valentini

    (Department of Woman and Child Health and Public Health, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, 00168 Roma, Italy)

  • Walter Ricciardi

    (Center for Global Health Research and Studies, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Largo Francesco Vito 1, 00168 Rome, Italy
    Leadership in Medicine Research Center, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, 20123 Rome, Italy
    Department of Health Science and Public Health, Section of Hygiene, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Largo Francesco Vito 1, 00168 Rome, Italy)

  • Umberto Moscato

    (Department of Woman and Child Health and Public Health, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, 00168 Roma, Italy
    Center for Global Health Research and Studies, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Largo Francesco Vito 1, 00168 Rome, Italy
    Department of Health Science and Public Health, Section of Occupational Health, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Largo Francesco Vito 1, 00168 Rome, Italy)

Abstract

Long COVID-19 is a term used to describe the symptomatic sequelae that develop after suffering from COVID-19. Very few studies have investigated the impact of COVID-19 sequelae on employment status. The aim of this research was to characterise sequelae of COVID-19 in a population of workers who tested positive for COVID-19, with a follow-up within one year of the acute illness, and to analyse the possible association between this and changes in the workers’ occupational status. In this retrospective cohort study, a questionnaire was administered to 155 workers; descriptive, univariate (chi-square tests), and multivariate (logistic regression model) analyses were carried out. The mean age was 46.48 years (SD ± 7.302); 76 participants were males (49.7%), and 33 participants reported being current smokers (21.3%). Overall, 19.0% of patients reported not feeling fully recovered at follow-up, and 13.7% reported a change in their job status after COVID-19. A change in occupational status was associated with being a smoker (OR 4.106, CI [1.406–11.990], p = 0.010); hospital stay was associated with age > 46 years in a statistically significant way ( p = 0.025) and with not feeling fully recovered at follow-up ( p = 0.003). A persistent worsening in anxiety was more common in women ( p = 0.028). This study identifies smoking as a risk factor for workers not able to resume their job; furthermore, occupational physicians should monitor mental health more closely after COVID-19, particularly in female workers.

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  • Danilo Buonsenso & Maria Rosaria Gualano & Maria Francesca Rossi & Angelica Valz Gris & Leuconoe Grazia Sisti & Ivan Borrelli & Paolo Emilio Santoro & Antonio Tumminello & Carolina Gentili & Walter Ma, 2022. "Post-Acute COVID-19 Sequelae in a Working Population at One Year Follow-Up: A Wide Range of Impacts from an Italian Sample," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(17), pages 1-12, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:19:y:2022:i:17:p:11093-:d:906678
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