Impacts of Long COVID on workers: A longitudinal study of employment exit, work hours and mental health in the UK.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The COVID-19 pandemic has had enormous implications for the world of work. However, there has been relatively little focus on the employment and workforce challenges of the virus in relation to workforce health, beyond the immediate management of the spread of the disease. There is an important gap in understanding the ongoing workforce issues created by the significant incidence of Long COVID in the population.

Aim

This paper examines the effects of Long COVID on employment and workers' mental health to contribute to understanding of work-limiting health conditions and to offer policy implications for COVID-19 and similar health conditions on employment and the workforce.

Methods

A large national panel study for the UK is used to estimate the likelihood of

SUBMITTER: Reuschke D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11207153 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature