Perceived Consequences of Post-COVID-19 and Factors Associated with Low Life Satisfaction

Elisabeth Ekstrand (), Christina Brogårdh, Iben Axen, Agneta Malmgren Fänge, Kjerstin Stigmar and Eva Ekvall Hansson
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Elisabeth Ekstrand: Department of Health Sciences, Lund University, 221 85 Lund, Sweden
Christina Brogårdh: Department of Health Sciences, Lund University, 221 85 Lund, Sweden
Iben Axen: Intervention and Implementation Research for Worker Health, Institute of Environmental Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Nobels v. 13, 171 77 Stockholm, Sweden
Agneta Malmgren Fänge: Department of Health Sciences, Lund University, 221 85 Lund, Sweden
Kjerstin Stigmar: Department of Health Sciences, Lund University, 221 85 Lund, Sweden
Eva Ekvall Hansson: Department of Health Sciences, Lund University, 221 85 Lund, Sweden

IJERPH, 2022, vol. 19, issue 22, 1-13

Abstract: A significant number of individuals experience post-COVID-19 symptoms, but knowledge of perceived consequences and life satisfaction is lacking. Here, we investigate perceived consequences regarding everyday life, health, physical activity and work post-COVID-19 and factors associated with low life satisfaction. A total of 766 people (mean age 48; 672 women) experiencing post-COVID-19 symptoms at least two months after infection (mean 13 months) responded to an online survey. A majority (≥77%) perceived physical fatigue, mental fatigue, dizziness, reduced work ability, low life satisfaction and a reduced level of aerobic capacity. In the final logistic regression model (Nagelkerke R Square 0.296, p < 0.001), poor work ability was the most important factor for perceiving low satisfaction with life (Odds ratio 3.369, 95% CI 2.040–5.565, p < 0.001, Nagelkerke R Square 0.177). Reduced aerobic capacity, fatigue and living in a city also increased the odds of low life satisfaction. As people with post-COVID-19 report several long-term consequences, this suggests that there is a need for targeted care for this group. The results of this study can serve as guidance for healthcare authorities regarding important long-term consequences that should be considered in rehabilitation programs directed toward post-COVID-19.

Keywords: activities of daily living; COVID-19; health; life satisfaction; physical activity; post-COVID-19 condition; work (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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