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Post-COVID syndrome and work ability 9-12 months after a SARS-CoV-2 infection among over 9000 employees from the general population.
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- Factors influencing work ability and return-to-work in individuals affected by post-COVID: a systematic review.BMC public health · 2026Pooled it
- Longitudinal observation of persistent Long COVID symptoms and health-related quality of life in an adult German cohort.BMC infectious diseases · 2026Observational
- The Haunting Echoes of Omitted Care: intensive care unit nurses' experiences of missed nursing care, a phenomenological study.BMC nursing · 2026Article
- Effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on working conditions and mental health among employees in health and social services.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- Functional impact of long Covid on work performance and return to work: a cross-sectional study.Revista de saude publica · 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
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- Determinants of work ability among health and social services workers with work-related COVID-19 infection in Germany.BMC health services research · 2025Article
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- Long-term course and factors influencing work ability and return to work in post-COVID patients 12 months after inpatient rehabilitation.Journal of occupational medicine and toxicology (London, England) · 2024Article
- Emotional and Work-Related Factors in the Self-Assessment of Work Ability among Italian Healthcare Workers.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
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Abstract
Objectives: Evidence on the work-related societal impact of long-term health-related consequences following SARS-CoV-2 is emerging. We characterize the modified work ability index (mWAI) of employees 6 to 12 months after an acute infection compared to pre-infection. Methods: Analyses were based on a population-based, multi-center cross-sectional study including employees aged 18-65 years with positive SARS-CoV-2 polymerase chain reaction (tested between October 2020-April 2021 in defined geographic regions in Germany). Prevalences and results of adjusted logistic regression analyses were given. Results: In 9752 employees (mean age 45.6 years, 58% females, response 24%), n = 1217 (13.1%) participants were regarded as having low mWAI compared to pre-infection. Outpatient medical treatment, inpatient treatment, and admission to intensive care during infection were associated with mWAI <15 Conclusion: Our findings revealed risk factors of mWAI <P15 and associations of post-COVID symptom clusters with WAI <P15, which could be potentially prioritized for targeting rehabilitation measures.
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