Short-term and long-term impacts of COVID-19 on economic vulnerability: a population-based longitudinal study (COVIDENCE UK).

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To determine whether COVID-19 has a significant impact on adequacy of household income to meet basic needs (primary outcome) and work absence due to sickness (secondary outcome), both at the onset of illness (short term) and subsequently (long term).

Design

Multilevel mixed regression analysis of self-reported data from monthly online questionnaires, completed 1 May 2020 to 28 October 2021, adjusting for baseline characteristics including age, sex, socioeconomic status and self-rated health.

Setting and participants

Participants (n=16 910) were UK residents aged 16 years or over participating in a national longitudinal study of COVID-19 (COVIDENCE UK).

Results

Incident COVID-19 was independently associated with increased odds of participants reporting

SUBMITTER: Williamson AE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9402446 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature