Long COVID and return to work: a qualitative study.

IF 2.4 4区医学 Q2 PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH Occupational Medicine-Oxford Pub Date : 2024-02-19 DOI:10.1093/occmed/kqac119

L Kohn, M Dauvrin, J Detollenaere, C Primus-de Jong, C Maertens de Noordhout, D Castanares-Zapatero, I Cleemput, K Van den Heede

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Abstract

Background: The COVID-19 pandemic has given rise to an increasing number of patients with 'long COVID'. Long COVID is the persistence of symptoms for weeks or months after an infection by SARS-CoV-2. It often impacts on the professional life of affected people.

Aims: The aim of this study is to understand the experiences and needs of people with long COVID in relation to their return to work.

Methods: A qualitative study, combining individual interviews and online forum discussions, was performed early 2021, as part of a larger mixed method study on the needs of long COVID patients in Belgium.

Results: One hundred and thirty-four people participated in the study. Participants described various clinical symptoms precluding their return to work. They also face sceptical reactions from employers and colleagues and a lack of support from the social welfare system to facilitate their return to work. These barriers have various impacts, including psychological ones, likely to compromise the professional future of long COVID patients.

Conclusions: While the analysis of patients' experiences shows variation in long COVID patients' experiences with return to work, it may help occupational physicians and healthcare practitioners to better take up their crucial role in the return to work of long COVID patients, including raising employers' and colleagues' awareness of the specific difficulties related to long COVID.

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漫长的 COVID 和重返工作岗位：一项定性研究。

背景：COVID-19 大流行导致越来越多的患者出现 "长 COVID"。长COVID是指感染SARS-CoV-2后症状持续数周或数月。目的：本研究旨在了解长期 COVID 患者在重返工作岗位方面的经历和需求：2021 年初进行了一项定性研究，结合了个人访谈和在线论坛讨论，作为比利时长期慢性阻塞性肺病患者需求大型混合方法研究的一部分：134 人参与了研究。参与者描述了阻碍他们重返工作岗位的各种临床症状。他们还面临着雇主和同事的怀疑，以及社会福利系统对他们重返工作岗位缺乏支持。这些障碍产生了各种影响，包括心理影响，可能会损害长期 COVID 患者的职业前途：对患者经历的分析表明，长期慢性阻塞性肺病患者重返工作岗位的经历各不相同，但这有助于职业医师和医护人员在长期慢性阻塞性肺病患者重返工作岗位的过程中更好地发挥关键作用，包括提高雇主和同事对长期慢性阻塞性肺病相关特殊困难的认识。

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Occupational Medicine-Oxford 医学-公共卫生、环境卫生与职业卫生

CiteScore

5.80

自引率

3.90%

发文量

120

审稿时长

4-8 weeks

期刊介绍： Occupational Medicine is an international peer-reviewed journal which provides vital information for the promotion of workplace health and safety. The key strategic aims of the journal are to improve the practice of occupational health professionals through continuing education and to raise the profile of occupational health with key stakeholders including policy makers and representatives of employers and employees. Topics covered include work-related injury and illness, accident and illness prevention, health promotion, occupational disease, health education, the establishment and implementation of health and safety standards, monitoring of the work environment, and the management of recognized hazards. Contributions are welcomed from practising occupational health professionals and research workers in related fields.

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