Prevalence of and factors associated with long COVID among diverse healthcare workers in the UK: a cross-sectional analysis of a nationwide study (UK-REACH).

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To assess the prevalence of UK healthcare workers (HCWs) who reported symptoms of COVID-19 lasting for longer than 5 weeks and examine associated factors with experiencing long COVID in an ethnically diverse cohort.

Design

A cross-sectional study using data from the UK Research study into Ethnicity And COVID-19 Outcomes in HCWs cohort study.

Setting

Data were collected electronically between December 2020 and March 2021.

Participants

Individuals aged 16 years or older, residing in the UK, and working as HCWs or ancillary workers in a healthcare setting and/or registered with one of the seven major UK healthcare professional regulators.

Primary and secondary outcome measures

The main outcome was long COVID (symptoms>5 weeks). The primary exposu

SUBMITTER: Al-Oraibi A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11749866 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature