The relationship between long COVID, labor productivity, and socioeconomic losses in Japan: A cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

We examined shifts in labor productivity and their economic ramifications among adult patients with long COVID in Japan.

Methods

A total of 396 patients were categorized into three groups based on symptom progression: non-long COVID, long COVID recovered, and long COVID persistent. Patient-reported outcomes were assessed at three time intervals: 3, 6, and 12 months after COVID-19 diagnosis. Labor productivity was gauged through presenteeism and absenteeism, measured using the World Health Organization Health and Work Performance Questionnaire.

Results

Long COVID was observed in 52.7% of patients, and 29.3% of all the patients continued to experience long COVID symptoms 1 year after diagnosis. At all three time points (3, 6, and 12 months after diagnosis), t

SUBMITTER: Konishi S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11664411 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature