Impact of COVID-19 on employment: sociodemographic, medical, psychiatric and neuropsychological correlates
IntroductionGiven the nature of the persistent physical and neuropsychiatric symptoms reported in the literature, among individuals after acute COVID illness; there is growing concern about the functional implications of the Post-Acute Sequelae of COVID-19 (PASC). We aim to evaluate associations of...
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| author | Madison Thompson Stephen J. Ferrando Stephen J. Ferrando Rhea Dornbush Rhea Dornbush Sean Lynch Sean Lynch Sivan Shahar Sivan Shahar Lidia Klepacz Lidia Klepacz Abbas Smiley Abbas Smiley |
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| description | IntroductionGiven the nature of the persistent physical and neuropsychiatric symptoms reported in the literature, among individuals after acute COVID illness; there is growing concern about the functional implications of the Post-Acute Sequelae of COVID-19 (PASC). We aim to evaluate associations of sociodemographic, medical, psychiatric and neuropsychological factors with employment status post COVID-19.Methods59 participants were administered a neuropsychiatric assessment and queried about employment status and occupational difficulties months after quarantine. Two levels of comparison were conducted: (1) Those who took time off work (TTO) to those with no time off (NTO); (2) Those who reported occupational performance suffered (PS) to those who did not (PDNS).ResultsTTO vs. NTO exhibited extensive differences across medical, psychiatric and neurocognitive domains. PS vs. PDNS differed on subjective measures of physical and cognitive symptoms, but not on objective testing.ConclusionIndividuals who took time off beyond COVID-19 quarantine experience persistent physical, psychiatric, subjective and objective neurocognitive burden. In contrast, occupational impairment appears to reflect subjective complaints, but not objective measures. Clinical implications are discussed. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-8630a6d1543548eb9184800bccf1104f2023-07-11T16:57:43ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Rehabilitation Sciences2673-68612023-07-01410.3389/fresc.2023.11507341150734Impact of COVID-19 on employment: sociodemographic, medical, psychiatric and neuropsychological correlatesMadison Thompson0Stephen J. Ferrando1Stephen J. Ferrando2Rhea Dornbush3Rhea Dornbush4Sean Lynch5Sean Lynch6Sivan Shahar7Sivan Shahar8Lidia Klepacz9Lidia Klepacz10Abbas Smiley11Abbas Smiley12School of Medicine, New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY, United StatesSchool of Medicine, New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY, United StatesDepartment of Psychiatry, Westchester Medical Center Health Network, Valhalla, NY, United StatesSchool of Medicine, New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY, United StatesDepartment of Psychiatry, Westchester Medical Center Health Network, Valhalla, NY, United StatesSchool of Medicine, New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY, United StatesDepartment of Psychiatry, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, Mount Sinai Beth Israel,New York, NY, United StatesSchool of Medicine, New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY, United StatesDepartment of Psychiatry, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, NY, United StatesSchool of Medicine, New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY, United StatesDepartment of Psychiatry, Westchester Medical Center Health Network, Valhalla, NY, United StatesSchool of Medicine, New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY, United StatesDepartment of Surgery, Westchester Medical Center Health Network, Valhalla, NY, United StatesIntroductionGiven the nature of the persistent physical and neuropsychiatric symptoms reported in the literature, among individuals after acute COVID illness; there is growing concern about the functional implications of the Post-Acute Sequelae of COVID-19 (PASC). We aim to evaluate associations of sociodemographic, medical, psychiatric and neuropsychological factors with employment status post COVID-19.Methods59 participants were administered a neuropsychiatric assessment and queried about employment status and occupational difficulties months after quarantine. Two levels of comparison were conducted: (1) Those who took time off work (TTO) to those with no time off (NTO); (2) Those who reported occupational performance suffered (PS) to those who did not (PDNS).ResultsTTO vs. NTO exhibited extensive differences across medical, psychiatric and neurocognitive domains. PS vs. PDNS differed on subjective measures of physical and cognitive symptoms, but not on objective testing.ConclusionIndividuals who took time off beyond COVID-19 quarantine experience persistent physical, psychiatric, subjective and objective neurocognitive burden. In contrast, occupational impairment appears to reflect subjective complaints, but not objective measures. Clinical implications are discussed.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fresc.2023.1150734/fullpost-acute sequelae of COVID-19 (PASC)long covidemploymentemployment impactneuropsychiatric outcomes |
| spellingShingle | Madison Thompson Stephen J. Ferrando Stephen J. Ferrando Rhea Dornbush Rhea Dornbush Sean Lynch Sean Lynch Sivan Shahar Sivan Shahar Lidia Klepacz Lidia Klepacz Abbas Smiley Abbas Smiley Impact of COVID-19 on employment: sociodemographic, medical, psychiatric and neuropsychological correlates Frontiers in Rehabilitation Sciences post-acute sequelae of COVID-19 (PASC) long covid employment employment impact neuropsychiatric outcomes |
| title | Impact of COVID-19 on employment: sociodemographic, medical, psychiatric and neuropsychological correlates |
| title_full | Impact of COVID-19 on employment: sociodemographic, medical, psychiatric and neuropsychological correlates |
| title_fullStr | Impact of COVID-19 on employment: sociodemographic, medical, psychiatric and neuropsychological correlates |
| title_full_unstemmed | Impact of COVID-19 on employment: sociodemographic, medical, psychiatric and neuropsychological correlates |
| title_short | Impact of COVID-19 on employment: sociodemographic, medical, psychiatric and neuropsychological correlates |
| title_sort | impact of covid 19 on employment sociodemographic medical psychiatric and neuropsychological correlates |
| topic | post-acute sequelae of COVID-19 (PASC) long covid employment employment impact neuropsychiatric outcomes |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fresc.2023.1150734/full |
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