Table 1.
Sociodemographic characteristics of the study participants
| Variables | Categories | N (%) or N (SD) |
| COVID-19 survivors (n=735) | ||
| Gender | Male | 172 (23.4%) |
| Female | 563 (76.6%) | |
| Age (years) | Mean (SD) | 47.77 (11.656) |
| Median | 48.00 | |
| Range | 19–85 | |
| Range (IQR) | 19–85 (16) | |
| Number of weeks since COVID-19 diagnosis |
Mean (SD) | 12.76 (6.104) |
| Median | 13.00 | |
| Range | 1–36 | |
| Range (IQR) | 1–36 (8) | |
| ≥4 weeks | 98 (13.3%) | |
| 5–11 weeks | 170 (23.1%) | |
| ≥12 weeks | 467 (63.5%) | |
| Occupation | Unemployed | 19 (2.6%) |
| In paid work | 538 (73.2%) | |
| In education or training | 26 (3.5%) | |
| In unpaid work | 7 (1%) | |
| Work in the home/manage the family | 60 (8.2%) | |
| Retired | 66 (9%) | |
| Rather not say | 19 (2.6%) | |
| Existing health conditions | No | 508 (69.1%) |
| Yes | 227 (30.9%) | |
| Hospitalised for COVID-19 | No | 587 (79.9%) |
| Yes | 148 (20.1%) | |
| Regions | Europe | 372 (50.6%) |
| North America | 283 (38.5%) | |
| Rest of the world | 80 (10.9%) | |
| Family members (n=735) | ||
| Gender | Male | 489 (66.5%) |
| Female | 246 (33.5%) | |
| Age (years) | Mean (SD) | 47.43 (13.582) |
| Median | 48.00 | |
| Range | 18–87 | |
| Occupation | Unemployed | 42 (5.7%) |
| In paid work | 530 (72.1%) | |
| In education or training | 29 (3.9%) | |
| In unpaid work | 18 (2.4%) | |
| Retired | 95 (12.9%) | |
| Rather not say | 21 (2.9%) | |
| Relationship to the person affected with COVID-19 | Spouse/Partner | 571 (77.7%) |
| Parents | 48 (6.5%) | |
| Son/Daughter | 77 (10.5%) | |
| Brother/Sister | 24 (3.3%) | |
| Other | 15 (2%) | |
| Diagnosed with COVID-19 | No | 380 (51.7%) |
| Yes | 355 (48.3%) |