Safety and Health at Work Vol. 13 Issue 4 2022
Return to Work for Workers with Post-COVID Conditions (Editorial)

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Title

Safety and Health at Work Vol. 13 Issue 4 2022
Return to Work for Workers with Post-COVID Conditions (Editorial)

Subject

Workers, COVID

Description

Individuals who suffer from coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) generally fully recover with few or no symptoms following an acute infection. However, approximately 10–20% of individuals continue to report persistent or sometimes progressive or even incapacitating symptoms after the resolution of the initial infectionddescribed as post-COVID conditions [1]. Characterization of post-COVID conditions remains unclear with differences in case definitions adopted by various international organizations and institutions. Individuals with post-COVID conditions report highly heterogenous multisystemic symptoms, which may be nonspecific and fluctuating, which makes it difficult to clearly define the disease. Common symptoms reported include fatigue,
dyspnea, joint pain, chest pain, cough, change in sense of smell or taste, cognitive disturbances, and hoarseness of voice. Less common symptoms are insomnia, low-grade fevers, headaches , neurocognitive difficulties, myalgia and weakness, gastrointestinal symptoms, rashes, and depression [2]. Risk factors that have been described for post-COVID conditions include a history of severe COVID-19 illness during the acute infection, preexisting comorbidities such as obesity, diabetes, respiratory and cardiovascular diseases, patients who are immunocompromised, older patients, and females [2]. Recovery from post-COVID conditions can be slow, and symptoms may affect the individual’s function and impede return to work (RTW). It has been estimated that 1.2–4.8% of COVID-19 patients will develop post-COVID conditions with debilitating symptoms [3].

Creator

David Koh, Alvin Tan

Publisher

Elsevier Korea LLC

Date

December 2022

Contributor

Sri Wahyuni

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PDF

Language

English

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Text

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Safety and Health at Work Vol. 13 Issue 4 2022

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Citation

David Koh, Alvin Tan, “Safety and Health at Work Vol. 13 Issue 4 2022
Return to Work for Workers with Post-COVID Conditions (Editorial),” Repository Horizon University Indonesia, accessed April 3, 2025, https://repository.horizon.ac.id/items/show/2311.