Higher everyday functioning, lower quality of life, and home care are associated with persisting symptoms after a COVID-19 infection in German care recipients
This is one of the first studies investigating the risk factors for persisting symptoms after COVID-19 in people in need of care or support. The risk factors in our study (everyday functioning, depression, cognitive functioning, living in a relationship, care level, educational qualification, vocational qualification, and type of care) differ from those identified in prior meta-analyses on the general population (age, obesity, female sex; these were not significant in our study). Our study highlights the importance of considering vulnerable groups in particular from the outset of future pandemic or epidemic events.
Authors
- Christian Janke (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9262-1597)
- Christine Eidenschink
- Anita Hausen
- Tobias Dreischulte (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2345-5377)
- Michael Höelscher (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7642-1835)
- Peter K Kurotschka (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3750-6147)
- Armin Nassehi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3651-0278)
- Martin J. Koch (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6165-0785)
- Ildikó Gágyor (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7974-7603)
- Daniel Teupser (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9843-0145)
- Jochen Gensichen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0644-8597)
- Thomas Kühlein
- Dagmar Holmer
Institutions
- Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (DE)
- LMU Klinikum (DE)
- Katholische Stiftungshochschule München (DE)
- Universitätsklinikum Würzburg (DE)
- Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Public Health
- Published
- 2025-05-15
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2025.1559778
- Primary Topic
- Long-Term Effects of COVID-19
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00