Persistent Symptoms among Frontline Health Workers Post-Acute Covid-19 Infection

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ID15465019
AutoresConstance Wose Kinge (0000-0002-6221-5459, University of the Witwatersrand, autor correspondente), Susan Hanekom (0000-0001-5227-9881, Stellenbosch University), Alison Lupton‐Smith (0000-0002-5753-1625, Stellenbosch University), Alison Lupton-Smith (Stellenbosch University), Francis Akpan (0000-0002-7797-7819, Right to Care), Eula Mothibi (0000-0003-3716-1070, Right to Care), Thapelo Maotoe (0000-0002-7039-9331, Right to Care), Floyd Lebatie (0000-0003-2830-1334, Right to Care), Pappie Majuba (Right to Care), Ian Sanne (0000-0003-4921-5611, University of the Witwatersrand), Charles Chasela (0000-0001-8362-5986, University of the Witwatersrand)
Ano2022
Volume19
Fascículo10
Páginas5933-5933
Data de publicação2022-05-13
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 1661-7827 • E-ISSN: 1660-4601
EditoraMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH)
DOI10.3390/ijerph19105933
PMID35627472
OpenAlexW4280546421
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas3
Referências citadas16

Growing evidence shows that a significant number of patients with COVID-19 experience persistent symptoms, also known as long COVID-19. We sought to identify persistent symptoms of COVID-19 in frontline workers at Right to Care South Africa, who are past the acute phase of illness, using a cross-sectional survey. We analysed data from 207 eligible COVID-19 positive frontline workers who participated in a two-month post-COVID-19 online self-administered survey. The survey response rate was 30%; of the 62 respondents with a median age of 33.5 years (IQR= 30-44 years), 47 (76%) were females. The majority ( n = 55; 88.7%) self-isolated and 7 (11.3%) were admitted to hospital at the time of diagnosis. The most common comorbid condition reported was hypertension, particularly among workers aged 45-55 years. The most reported persistent symptoms were characterised by fatigue, anxiety, difficulty sleeping, chest pain, muscle pain, and brain fog. Long COVID-19 is a serious phenomenon, of which much is still unknown, including its causes, how common it is especially in non-hospitalised healthcare workers, and how to treat it. Given the rise in COVID-19 cases, the prevalence of long COVID-19 is likely to be substantial; thus, the need for rehabilitation programs targeted at each persistent COVID-19 symptom is critical

Anxiety · Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19 · Cross-sectional study · Disease · Health care · Physical therapy · Psychiatry · Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2 · COVID-19 and Mental Health · COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies · Long-Term Effects of COVID-19 · Medicine · Internal Medicine · Rehabilitation