Post-COVID-19 syndrome and related dysautonomia reduce quality of life, and increase anxiety and depressive symptoms: evidence from Greece

Galanis, Petros; Katsiroumpa, Aglaia; Vraka, Irène; Kosiara, Katerina; Σίσκου, Όλγα; Konstantakopoulou, Olympia; Κατσούλας, Θεόδωρος; Gallos, Parisis; Καϊτελίδου, Δάφνη

doi:10.1101/2023.03.05.23286811

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“…Study design and methods were described in detail elsewhere (Galanis et al, 2023a(Galanis et al, , 2023b. In brief, we conducted a cross-sectional study in Greece using an online questionnaire between November 2022 and January 2023.…”

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Post-COVID-19 syndrome and related dysautonomia affect patients’ life and work productivity

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Vraka

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Background: A significant percentage of COVID-19 patients experience post-COVID-19 symptoms and signs. Post-COVID-19 syndrome affects physical and mental health of patients in several ways. Aim: To investigate the impact of post-COVID-19 syndrome and related dysautonomia on patients life and work productivity. Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional study in Greece using an online questionnaire. Study population included 108 workers over 18 years old that have been diagnosed with post-COVID-19 syndrome. Patients were recruited from the Long COVID Greece patients society. We measured demographic and clinical characteristics of patients, resilience, and social support. Results: Among patients, 68.5% stated that post-COVID-19 syndrome affected their daily life to a great extent, 25% to a moderate level, and 6.5% to a small extent. Moreover, 56.5% stated that post-COVID-19 syndrome affected their work productivity to a great extent, 27.8% to a moderate level, and 15.7% to a small extent. Multivariable analysis identified that females and patients with post-COVID-19 dysautonomia had more problems in their daily life. Moreover, increased duration of COVID-19 symptoms was associated with increased daily problems. Increased resilience was related with fewer problems in daily life. Also, we found that patients with post-COVID-19 dysautonomia had less work productivity. Moreover, increased duration of COVID-19 symptoms was associated with more problems in work. Resilience was related with increased work productivity. Conclusions: Post-COVID-19 syndrome and related dysautonomia affect significantly patients daily and work life. Also, resilience is an important preventive factor improving patients life. Policy makers should develop and implement educational programs to improve patients life. Healthcare professionals should be aware of the post-COVID-19 syndrome and its consequences in order to understand post-COVID-19 patients and their problems.

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Post-COVID-19 syndrome and related dysautonomia affect patients’ life and work productivity

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Vraka

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Resilience and social support decrease job burnout and COVID-19-related burnout in the general population, three years after the COVID-19 pandemic

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Background: Psychological problems and burnout are major problems deriving from the COVID-19 pandemic. Aim: To assess the impact of resilience and social support on job burnout and COVID-19-related burnout in the general population. Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional study in Greece with 1256 participants from the general public. We measured sociodemographic characteristics of the participants, resilience with the Brief Resilience Scale, social support with the Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support, and COVID-19-related burnout with the COVID-19 burnout scale. Results: We found that individuals with higher resilience experienced lower COVID-19-related burnout, while those with higher resilience and more social support experienced lower levels of job burnout. Moreover, males, individuals with better health status, those who had not been infected with SARS-CoV-2, and those with fewer adverse events from the vaccination against COVID-19 experienced lower COVID-19-related burnout. Furthermore, males, individuals with better health status, those without any chronic disease, those who experienced fewer adverse events from COVID-19 vaccination, and those with lower educational level, experienced lower levels of job burnout. Conclusions: Resilience and social support could act as protective factors against job burnout and COVID-19-related burnout in the general population. Psychological support of the general population is necessary to overcome the difficulties that have emerged during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Post-COVID-19 syndrome and related dysautonomia reduce quality of life, and increase anxiety and depressive symptoms: evidence from Greece

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Post-COVID-19 syndrome and related dysautonomia affect patients’ life and work productivity

Post-COVID-19 syndrome and related dysautonomia affect patients’ life and work productivity

Resilience and social support decrease job burnout and COVID-19-related burnout in the general population, three years after the COVID-19 pandemic

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