Factors Affecting Return to Work After COVID-19 Hospitalization in an Iranian Population
| Author | Mohammad Hossein Davari | en |
| Author | Amir Houshang Mehrparvar | en |
| Author | Ziba Loukzadeh | en |
| Author | Mojgan Piri Ardakani | en |
| Author | Amir Neshati | en |
| Author | Farimah Shamsi | en |
| Author | Abbas Jafari | en |
| Author | Simin Manoochehry | en |
| Orcid | Mohammad Hossein Davari [0000-0003-1875-0507] | en |
| Orcid | Amir Houshang Mehrparvar [0000-0002-7319-3750] | en |
| Orcid | Ziba Loukzadeh [0000-0002-2889-5606] | en |
| Orcid | Mojgan Piri Ardakani [0000-0001-7510-1824] | en |
| Orcid | Amir Neshati [0000-0003-3305-7671] | en |
| Orcid | Farimah Shamsi [0000-0002-8812-0765] | en |
| Orcid | Abbas Jafari [0000-0002-7667-3936] | en |
| Orcid | Simin Manoochehry [0000-0002-1777-1958] | en |
| Issued Date | 2025-02-28 | en |
| Abstract | Background: In 2020, COVID-19 was a major cause of absenteeism. Objectives: To investigate the factors affecting the time taken to return to work after COVID-19 hospitalization. Methods: This was a cross-sectional study conducted on 320 working individuals (295 men and 25 women) hospitalized in Yazd province, Iran, due to COVID-19 between September 2020 and March 2021. All patients who met the inclusion criteria and provided consent were enrolled in the study via census. The inclusion criteria were: A definite or probable diagnosis of COVID-19 and hospitalization for no reason other than COVID-19. The required information was collected through phone interviews using a researcher-developed questionnaire that included demographic, occupational, recent COVID-19 infection, and return-to-work information. Data were analyzed using SPSS software. Results: The average duration of absenteeism was 31.67 ± 33.47 days. Univariate regression analysis revealed a significant relationship between absenteeism lasting more than 21 days and several factors: Age (P = 0.005), gender (P = 0.044), marital status (P = 0.005), number of dependents (P < 0.001), diabetes (P = 0.004), BMI (P = 0.031), job experience (P < 0.001), type of employment (P = 0.008), workplace respiratory exposures (P = 0.042), lower respiratory symptoms (P = 0.024), duration of hospitalization and medication use (P < 0.001), pulmonary complications (P < 0.001), and mental complications (P = 0.004). After adjusting for confounding factors, only three factors were significantly associated with a delay in return to work of more than 21 days: Duration of medication use (P < 0.001), presence of pulmonary complications (P = 0.014), and presence of psychological complications (P = 0.040). Conclusions: The severity of the disease, as indicated by the duration of medication use for COVID-19 after discharge, and the presence of pulmonary and psychological complications, directly influenced the return to work after COVID-19. | en |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.5812/archcid-151834 | en |
| Keyword | Return to Work | en |
| Keyword | COVID-19 | en |
| Keyword | Hospitalization | en |
| Keyword | Absenteeism | en |
| Publisher | Brieflands | en |
| Title | Factors Affecting Return to Work After COVID-19 Hospitalization in an Iranian Population | en |
| Type | Research Article | en |
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