Understanding post-COVID syndrome in healthcare workers: lessons for future pandemic response.

ABSTRACT:

Aim

This study aimed to assess the prevalence of post-COVID syndrome (PCS) and identify associated risk factors among healthcare workers (HCWs) in a large tertiary care hospital, with the objective of highlighting the importance of preparedness for similar post-viral syndromes in future pandemics.

Background

Post-COVID syndrome, a form of post-viral syndrome, encompasses a range of long-term symptoms affecting multiple organ systems, which can persist after the recovery from COVID-19.

Methods

A cross-sectional study was conducted using an online self-administered survey among HCWs who tested positive for COVID-19 at a large tertiary medical centre in Beirut.

Findings

Among the 134 participants who had experienced COVID-19, nearly half (47.7%) reported symptoms

SUBMITTER: Abdouni L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12721978 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature