ArticleJournal of epidemiology and community health2024
Long COVID and financial outcomes: evidence from four longitudinal population surveys.
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13 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Understanding how social determinants of health shape Long COVID outcomes: a rapid review of evidence.Archives of public health = Archives belges de sante publique · 2025Pooled it
- Prevalence of cardiovascular symptoms in post-acute COVID-19 syndrome: a meta-analysis.BMC medicine · 2025Pooled it
- Symptomatic manifestations of SARS-CoV-2 and household economic responses in the context of partial lockdown: an analysis based on Cameroonian household survey data.International journal of health economics and management · 2026Article
- Sex and occupational differences in long COVID prevalence among healthcare workers: a multicentre registry-based study in three Spanish hospitals.BMC public health · 2026Article
- Suicide Prevention as a Pillar of Sustainable Mental Health: A Focused Comparative Narrative Review of the Republic of Cyprus and Selected European Countries in the Post-COVID-19 Era.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Impact of long COVID on diverse Australian populations: a multi-site, longitudinal prospective cohort study protocol.BMJ open · 2026Article
- Post-Covid-19 symptoms, subjective work ability and sick leave 2 years after acute infection-results from a population-based long COVID study.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Work Impairment and Financial Outcomes Among Adults With vs Without Long COVID.JAMA network open · 2025Article
- Health-related adverse work outcomes associated with post COVID-19 condition: a cross-sectional study.BMJ public health · 2025Article
- Co-creating a social science research agenda for Long Covid.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
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- Long COVID science, research and policy.Nature medicine · 2024Review
- Physical Health in Patients with Post-COVID-19 6 and 12 Months after an Inpatient Rehabilitation: An Observational Study.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Article
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Abstract
backgroundLong-term sequelae of COVID-19 (long COVID) include muscle weakness, fatigue, breathing difficulties and sleep disturbance over weeks or months. Using UK longitudinal data, we assessed the relationship between long COVID and financial disruption.
methodsWe estimated associations between long COVID (derived using self-reported length of COVID-19 symptoms) and measures of financial disruption (subjective financial well-being, new benefit claims, changes in household income) by analysing data from four longitudinal population studies, gathered during the first year of the pandemic. We employed modified Poisson regression in a pooled analysis of the four cohorts adjusting for a range of potential confounders, including pre-pandemic (pre-long COVID) factors.
resultsAmong the 20 112 observations across four population surveys, 13% reported having COVID-19 with symptoms that impeded their ability to function normally-10.7% had such symptoms for <4 weeks (acute COVID-19), 1.2% had such symptoms for 4-12 weeks (ongoing symptomatic COVID-19) and 0.6% had such symptoms for >12 weeks (post-COVID-19 syndrome). We found that post-COVID-19 syndrome was associated with worse subjective financial well-being (adjusted relative risk ratios (aRRRs)=1.57, 95% CI=1.25, 1.96) and new benefit claims (aRRR=1.79, CI=1.27, 2.53). Associations were broadly similar across sexes and education levels. These results were not meaningfully altered when scaled to represent the population by age.
conclusionsLong COVID was associated with financial disruption in the UK. If our findings reflect causal effects, extending employment protection and financial support to people with long COVID may be warranted.
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