Clinical Characterization of Long COVID Among Chinese Healthcare Workers: A Multicenter, Cross-sectional Study.

Abstract

Since the outbreak of COVID-19, the pandemic has profoundly affected global health and socioeconomic systems. Many recovered patients continue to experience "long COVID" symptoms, affecting their daily life and work performance. We utilized questionnaires to investigate long COVID symptoms among healthcare workers and their impact on daily life and work. Of the healthcare workers, 17% reported long COVID symptoms. Among these, 64.6% experienced neurological symptoms, 57.3% had psychological symptoms, 43% exhibited respiratory symptoms, 44.4% demonstrated cardiovascular symptoms, 58.8% had musculoskeletal symptoms, 31.8% presented with skin symptoms, 31.8% had endocrine symptoms, 34.3% had digestive symptoms, and 70.7% reported general symptoms. Our study reveals that 17% of healthcare workers experience long COVID, with neurological and psychological symptoms being particularly prominent, significantly impacting their daily life and work.