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Though research has shown that people with long COVID are more likely to be unemployed, the statistics don’t reveal what patients go through before they cut their hours, stop working or lose their jobs.
In a new study involving interviews of people with long COVID, researchers from The Ohio State University describe how the prolonged illness has affected not only patients’ job status, but also their overall well-being. The findings are published in the Journal of General Internal Medicine.
On top of symptoms including brain fog, fatigue, weakness and headaches, study participants reported lacking enough energy to do anything after work, loss of income and added insurance expenses when employment ended or changed, and emotional distress that comes with managing...
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