Lim, Say Hiang and Lim, Yin Cheng and Zaki, Rafdzah Ahmad and Johari, Bushra Megat and Chang, Chung Yuan and Omar, Sharifah Faridah Syed and Azzeri, Amirah and Dahlui, Maznah and Kamarulzaman, Adeeba (2025) Effect of Long COVID on Work Performance and Annual Monetary Loss Among Infected Health Care Workers at a Tertiary Hospital in Malaysia. Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, 67 (1). pp. 44-50. ISSN 1076-2752, DOI https://doi.org/10.1097/JOM.0000000000003256.
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ObjectiveThe aim of the study is to assess and compare the work performance loss (absenteeism and presenteeism) and the estimated annual monetary loss among health care workers with and without long COVID.MethodsA retrospective cohort study was conducted between October 2022 and April 2024 using an online questionnaire. The shortened version of the Health and Work Performance Questionnaire was used to estimate the work performance effect among health care workers with a history of COVID-19 infection.ResultsHealth care workers with long COVID have a significantly lower absolute presenteeism and higher annual monetary loss of presenteeism. The mean annual monetary loss of presenteeism was higher in those with long COVID (MYR 10,866.61) compared to those without (MYR 9243.85).ConclusionsImplementing supportive work strategies in hospital settings is recommended to reduce absolute presenteeism and the annual monetary loss of presenteeism.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Funders: | Allianz Malaysia Berhad (PV037-2021), Allianz Life Insurance Malaysia Berhad, Allianz General Insurance Company (Malaysia) Berhad, Clinical Investigation Centre (CIC) of UMMC (CRG-02/2024) |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | economic loss; health care professionals; pandemic; work productivity |
| Subjects: | R Medicine > R Medicine (General) R Medicine > RA Public aspects of medicine |
| Divisions: | Faculty of Medicine Faculty of Medicine > Medicine Department Faculty of Medicine > Social & Preventive Medicine |
| Depositing User: | Ms. Juhaida Abd Rahim |
| Date Deposited: | 12 Mar 2025 05:03 |
| Last Modified: | 12 Mar 2025 05:03 |
| URI: | http://eprints.um.edu.my/id/eprint/47760 |
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