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ArticleBMJ open2024

Post-COVID in healthcare workers and its consequences on quality of life, activities, participation, need for rehabilitation and care experiences: protocol of a cohort study.

Laura Luedtke, Julia Haller-Wolf, Levente Kriston, Uwe Koch, Albert Nienhaus, Martin Härter

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Article in BMJ open, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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3 citing papers in PubMed.

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  3. Psychometric validation of a cognition and social participation bolt-on for the EQ-5D-5L in SARS-CoV-2 infected German healthcare workers.Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation · 2026
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5 · Who and what money

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6 authors.

Laura LuedtkeDepartment of Medical Psychology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany l.luedtke@uke.de.ORCID 0009-0003-5784-5864
Julia Haller-WolfDepartment of Medical Psychology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany.
Levente KristonDepartment of Medical Psychology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany.
Uwe KochDepartment of Medical Psychology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany.
Albert NienhausInstitute for Health Services Research in Dermatology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany.
Martin HärterDepartment of Medical Psychology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionHealthcare workers (HCWs) have been of particular relevance for overcoming the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic. At the same time they have been affected by SARS-CoV-2 infections with above average probability. Around 6.5% of the overall infected persons are likely to develop persistent symptoms resulting from the infection, known as long-COVID or post-COVID syndrome (PCS). The aim of this study is (1) to investigate the prevalence, course and characteristics of PCS in German HCWs, (2) to examine its effects on psychosocial variables, (3) to identify rehabilitation and healthcare needs and (4) to analyse treatment experiences. METHODS AND ANALYSIS: In a cohort study with a randomised selection of participants (N=20 000) from the Employer's Liability Insurance Association for Health and Welfare Care, the health status of HCWs, who had COVID-19 in their professional context will be examined. There will be two measurement points: baseline (T ETHICS AND DISSEMINATION: The study has been approved by the Local Ethics Committee of the Center for Psychosocial Medicine at the University Hospital Hamburg-Eppendorf (LPEK-0518). For dissemination, the results will be published in peer-reviewed journals, presented at conferences and communicated to relevant stakeholders in general and rehabilitation medicine. TRAIL REGISTRATION NUMBER: https://drks.de/search/de/trial/DRKS00029314.

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COVID-19Health PersonnelQuality of LifeSARS-CoV-2AdultCohort StudiesFemaleGermanyHealth StatusHumansMalePost-Acute COVID-19 SyndromeCOVID-19epidemiologyquality of life

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PMID39551591
PMCPMC11574408

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