Table 5. Uni and multivariate generalized linear model associations with HCWs’ performance at work.
| Univariate | Multivariate | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B (SE) | p-value | B (SE) | p-value | 95% CI | |
| Long COVID | −0.83 (0.23) | <0.001*** | (a) | (a) | (a) |
| Age | −0.02 (0.09) | 0.049* | −0.01 (0.01) | 0.411 | [−0.02 to 0.01] |
| Female | −0.53 (0.27) | 0.050‡ | −0.21 (0.24) | 0.383 | [−0.67 to 0.26] |
| Education | |||||
| 9 to12 years | REF | REF | REF | REF | REF |
| University degree | 0.14 (0.25) | 0.589 | 0.05 (0.30) | 0.872 | [−0.53 to 0.63] |
| Masters degree or PhD | 0.49 (0.25) | 0.047* | 0.33 (0.33) | 0.321 | [−0.32 to 0.97] |
| Profession | |||||
| Medical Doctor | REF | REF | REF | REF | REF |
| Nurse | −0.53 (0.26) | 0.039* | −0.02 (0.23) | 0.930 | [−0.47 to 0.43] |
| Clinical secretary | −0.69 (0.27) | 0.012* | 0.04 (0.33) | 0.903 | [−0.62 to 0.70] |
| Health or diagnostic and therapeutic technician |
−0.43 (0.30) | 0.154 | 0.04 (0.28) | 0.894 | [−0.50 to 0.58] |
| Place of work | |||||
| Hospital | REF | REF | REF | REF | REF |
| Non-hospital healthcare facility | −0.08 (0.19) | 0.665 | – | – | – |
| History of chronic diseases | |||||
| No diseases | REF | REF | REF | REF | REF |
| 1 disease | −0.53 (0.21) | 0.010* | −0.11 (0.19) | 0.545 | [−0.48 to 0.25] |
| 2 or more diseases | −0.99 (0.24) | <0.001*** | −0.44 (0.23) | 0.054‡ | [−0.88 to 0.01] |
| Extreme fatigue | −1.37 (0.17) | <0.001*** | −0.86 (0.19) | <0.001*** | [−1.24 to −0.49] |
| Cognitive dysfunction | −1.28 (0.11) | <0.001*** | −0.83 (0.19) | <0.001*** | [−1.19 to −0.46] |
| Shortness of breath | −0.80 (0.20) | <0.001*** | −0.07 (0.20) | 0.734 | [−0.47 to 0.33] |
| Cough | −0.21 (0.19) | 0.270 | – | – | – |
Notes:
Results presented as unstandardized coefficients (B), standard errors (SE) and 95% confidence intervals (CI).
‡
p < 0.10.
*
p < 0.05.
***
p < 0.001.
n = 277 (excluded the 71 participants with no SARS-CoV-2 infection).
(a) Removed due to strong association with long COVID symptoms.