Work Impairment and Financial Outcomes Among Adults With vs Without Long COVID
In this prospective cohort study of adults with SARS-CoV-2 infection, participants with current self-reported LC reported worse work impairment, missed work, and financial distress compared with those who never had LC, while vaccination was associated with improved work outcomes and less financial distress even among individuals with LC. These data underscore the need for postpandemic assistance programs, as well as vaccination to decrease societal harms.
Authors
- Kristyn Gatling
- Cecilia Lara Chavez
- Victoria Lyon (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5669-1099)
- Chris Chandler (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5026-7702)
- Zimo Yang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4792-8231)
- Anna Marie Chang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6494-9843)
- Jill Anderson
- Erica S. Spatz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1557-7713)
- Karen Adams
- Phillip B. Watts (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9159-3558)
- Michael A. Gottlieb (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3276-8375)
- Robin Kemball
- Jessica Miao
- Carly Shutty
- Arun Kane
- Robert A. Weinstein (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3390-858X)
- Nicole L. Gentile (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9548-7012)
- Minna Hassaballa
- Kristin L. Rising (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3882-4956)
- Robert M. Rodriguez (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1354-1773)
- Zhenqiu Lin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3089-141X)
- Katherine Martin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9453-9573)
- Sarah G. H. Sapp (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5839-6066)
- Grace Amadio
- Zenoura Maat
- Graham Nichol (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2670-0000)
- Kerry Malone
- Mireya I. Arreguin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8981-5086)
- Dylan Grau
- Joann G. Elmore (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7311-6835)
- Mengni Liu
- Tracy Stober
- Megan Eguchi
- Paavali Hannikainen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8957-8121)
- Kelli N. O’Laughlin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3027-1883)
- Jeremiah Kinsman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2794-2917)
- Michelle Santangelo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4353-0995)
- Ian D. Plumb
- Kate Diaz Roldan
- Diego Cordero (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2138-2522)
- Robin E. Klabbers (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1462-0046)
- Alex Charlton (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8501-648X)
- Melissa Briggs‐Hagen
- Lauren E. Wisk (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2932-4140)
- Sharon Saydah
- Arjun K. Venkatesh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8248-0567)
- Kari A. Stephens (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2520-5526)
- Rachel E. Geyer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0223-3070)
- Juan Carlos C. Montoy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7438-0243)
- Senyte Pierce
- Jasmine Park
- Raul Moreno
- Michelle L’Hommedieu
- Aron J. Hall (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7250-1013)
- Hailey Shughart
- Imtiaz Ebna Mannan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-8574-5361)
- Ryan Huebinger (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9448-5744)
- Morgan Kelly
- Zohaib Ahmed (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8766-4587)
- Xavier Puente
- Ralph C. Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5382-9486)
- David Cheng (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2816-6585)
- Mandy J. Hill (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9778-358X)
- Caitlin Malicki
- Lindsey Shughart
- Virginia Chan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8839-896X)
- Angela Wong (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2530-5727)
- Jonathan Dyal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5529-5377)
- Nicole Renzi
- Luis Ruiz
- Antonia Derden
- Ahamed H. Idris (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7113-6499)
- Michael Willis
- Jocelyn Dorney
- Katherine Koo
- Peter Nikonowicz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5496-5199)
- Mary Schiffgens
- Huihui Yu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4019-3831)
- Shu‐Xia Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1261-079X)
- Ji Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-2851-3125)
- Samuel McDonald (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8383-3854)
- Andrew Ulrich
- Amro Kaadan
- Gary Chang
- Zihan Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-5235-5178)
- Dana Morse
- Chloe Gomez
- W. Salah
- Kevin Schaeffer
- David Gallegos
Institutions
- Rush University Medical Center (US)
- Yale New Haven Hospital (US)
- Johns Hopkins University (US)
- Thomas Jefferson University (US)
- University of California, Los Angeles (US)
- University of California, San Francisco (US)
- University of Washington (US)
- Johns Hopkins Medicine (US)
- John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital of Cook County (US)
- University of Washington Medical Center (US)
- Yale University (US)
- The Core Institute (US)
- Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center (US)
- Chicago Cornea Consultants (United States) (US)
- Inspire Institute (US)
- The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JAMA Network Open
- Published
- 2025-08-12
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.26310
- Citations
- 4
- Primary Topic
- Long-Term Effects of COVID-19
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 5.56
Funders
- Society for Academic Emergency Medicine
- National Institutes of Health
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
- Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
- National Institute of Mental Health
- National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
- National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health