Mohd Yusoff H, Yew S Q, Mohammed Nawi A, Htwe O, Mohd Tohit N, Mohamed Z, Muhamad Noordin M A, Che Mohamed N, Mohd F H
Department of Public Health Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Jalan Yaacob Latif, Bandar Tun Razak, Cheras, 56000 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin, Gong Badak, 21300 Kuala Nerus, Terengganu, Malaysia.
Occup Med (Lond). 2025 Apr 4;75(1):33-41. doi: 10.1093/occmed/kqae128.
The symptoms of Long coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) are heterogeneous, creating uncertainty for employers regarding the diagnosis. The prevalence of Long Covid-19 in the workforce is also unknown. Furthermore, workers affected by Long Covid-19 encounter considerable difficulties in ensuring work safety and returning to their jobs due to this condition.
This review is aimed to identify the prevalence of Long Covid-19 in the workplace and to determine the various symptoms of Long Covid-19 experienced by the workers.
A meta-analysis was conducted to calculate the pooled estimates for the prevalence of Long Covid-19. Heterogeneity among the estimates was evaluated using the I² statistic.
The pooled prevalence of Long Covid-19 among workers across the 11 studies was 38% (95% CI 23-56). A total of 43 symptoms associated with Long Covid-19 were identified in the workplace, with the top five symptoms being dyspnoea at moderate activity (51%, 95% CI 39-62), mental symptoms (38%, 95% CI 6-87), dyspnoea at mild activity (35%, 95% CI 25-47), fatigue (26%, 95% CI 3-78) and effort intolerance (24%, 95% CI 15-35).
The review indicates a significant burden of long-lasting symptoms within the workforce. The top five reported symptoms of Long Covid-19 were dyspnoea during mild and moderate activities, mental symptoms, fatigue and effort intolerance.
2019年长期冠状病毒病（新冠病毒病）症状多样，这给雇主在诊断方面带来了不确定性。长期新冠病毒病在劳动力中的流行率也尚不清楚。此外，受长期新冠病毒病影响的工人在此情况下，在确保工作安全和重返工作岗位方面遇到了相当大的困难。
本综述旨在确定工作场所中长期新冠病毒病的流行率，并确定工人经历的长期新冠病毒病的各种症状。
进行荟萃分析以计算长期新冠病毒病流行率的合并估计值。使用I²统计量评估估计值之间的异质性。
11项研究中工人长期新冠病毒病的合并流行率为38%（95%置信区间23 - 56）。在工作场所共确定了43种与长期新冠病毒病相关的症状，排名前五的症状为中等活动量时呼吸困难（51%，95%置信区间39 - 62）、精神症状（38%，95%置信区间6 - 87）、轻度活动量时呼吸困难（35%，95%置信区间25 - 47）、疲劳（26%，95%置信区间3 - 78）和运动不耐受（24%，95%置信区间15 - 35）。
该综述表明劳动力中长期症状的负担较重。长期新冠病毒病报告的前五症状为轻度和中等活动时的呼吸困难、精神症状、疲劳和运动不耐受。
