Symptoms and Functional Impairment Assessed 8 Months After Mild COVID-19 Among Health Care Workers

Sebastian Havervall; Axel Rosell; Mia Phillipson; Sara M Mangsbo; Peter Nilsson; Sophia Hober; Charlotte Thålin

doi:10.1001/jama.2021.5612

Symptoms and Functional Impairment Assessed 8 Months After Mild COVID-19 Among Health Care Workers

JAMA. 2021 May 18;325(19):2015-2016. doi: 10.1001/jama.2021.5612.

Authors

Sebastian Havervall¹, Axel Rosell¹, Mia Phillipson², Sara M Mangsbo², Peter Nilsson³, Sophia Hober³, Charlotte Thålin¹

Affiliations

¹ Danderyd Hospital, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden.
² SciLifeLab, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden.
³ SciLifeLab, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden.

Abstract

This cohort study describes COVID-19–related symptoms persisting 8 months after SARS-CoV-2 infection among Swedish health care workers and self-reported effects of the residual symptoms on respondents’ home, work, and social function.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Adult
COVID-19 / complications*
COVID-19 / diagnosis
COVID-19 Serological Testing
Chronic Disease
Cohort Studies
Female
Health Personnel*
Humans
Immunoglobulin G / blood
Male
Middle Aged
SARS-CoV-2 / immunology

Substances

Immunoglobulin G