The relationship between long COVID, labor productivity, and socioeconomic losses in Japan: A cohort study.

The relationship between long COVID, labor productivity, and socioeconomic losses in Japan: A cohort study.

Publication date: Mar 01, 2025

We examined shifts in labor productivity and their economic ramifications among adult patients with long COVID in Japan. A total of 396 patients were categorized into three groups based on symptom progression: non-long COVID, long COVID recovered, and long COVID persistent. Patient-reported outcomes were assessed at three time intervals: 3, 6, and 12 months after COVID-19 diagnosis. Labor productivity was gauged through presenteeism and absenteeism, measured using the World Health Organization Health and Work Performance Questionnaire. Long COVID was observed in 52. 7% of patients, and 29. 3% of all the patients continued to experience long COVID symptoms 1 year after diagnosis. At all three time points (3, 6, and 12 months after diagnosis), the long COVID persistent group showed a statistically significant difference in absolute presenteeism compared with the non-long COVID and long COVID recovered groups (P

Concepts Keywords
Absenteeism Absenteeism
Covid Economic impact
Japan Labor productivity
Months Long COVID
Socioeconomic Presenteeism

Semantics

Type Source Name
disease MESH long COVID
disease IDO symptom
disease MESH COVID-19
disease MESH Work Performance

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