The impact of long COVID on quality of life and work performance among healthcare workers in Portugal.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a multisystem infectious disease which affected 5.7 million people in Portugal. A subgroup of patients experienced long-term effects from the infection, now referred to as long COVID. Long COVID can considerably reduce the quality of life (QoL) of affected patients. This study aimed to evaluate the impact of long COVID on QoL and work performance among healthcare workers (HCWs) in Portugal.

Methods

A cross-sectional correlational survey was performed in 348 HCWs employed either in hospitals, or non-hospital health facilities in Portugal. Participants completed an online survey using Google Forms between May and June 2024, which consisted of multiple-choice questions and took less than 10 min to fill out. Long COVID was consid

SUBMITTER: Prazeres F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11905913 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature