Table 4.
Health-care use after discharge until 12-month follow-up, and work status at 12-month follow-up among COVID-19 patients
| COVID-19 patients (%) (N=1252)* | ||
|---|---|---|
| Health-care use | ||
| Outpatient clinic visit | 228/1252 (18%) | |
| Cardiology | 40/1252 (3%) | |
| Pulmonology | 31/1252 (2%) | |
| Gastroenterology | 22/1252 (2%) | |
| Endocrinology | 19/1252 (2%) | |
| Rehabilitation | 11/1252 (1%) | |
| Nephrology | 12/1252 (1%) | |
| Neurology | 10/1252 (1%) | |
| Psychology | 1/1252 (0%) | |
| Others | 108/1252 (9%) | |
| Hospitalisation | 161/1252 (13%) | |
| Respiratory disease | 21/1252 (2%) | |
| Cardiac disease | 14/1252 (1%) | |
| Hypertension | 9/1252 (1%) | |
| Diabetes | 9/1252 (1%) | |
| Neurological disorders | 8/1252 (1%) | |
| Physical examination | 5/1252 (0%) | |
| Kidney disease | 4/1252 (0%) | |
| Others | 100/1252 (8%) | |
| Emergency department visit | 13/1252 (1%) | |
| Professional rehabilitation programme | 5/1252 (0%) | |
| ICU admission | 0 | |
| Work status before COVID-19 | ||
| Retired | 658/1252 (53%) | |
| Full-time or part-time job | 479/1252 (38%) | |
| Jobless | 70/1252 (6%) | |
| Homemaker | 41/1252 (3%) | |
| Full-time student | 4/1252 (0%) | |
| Work status at 12-month follow-up | ||
| Returned to original work | 422/479 (88%) | |
| Returned to pre-COVID-19 level of work | 321/422 (76%) | |
| Not returned to pre-COVID-19 level of work | 101/422 (24%) | |
| Not returned to original work | 57/479 (12%) | |
| Due to decreased physical function | 18/57 (32%) | |
| Unwilling to return to original work | 14/57 (25%) | |
| Unemployment | 10/57 (18%) | |
| Others | 15/57 (26%) | |
Data are n or n/N (%). ICU=intensive care unit.
*
Of 1276 patients who completed both 6-month and 12-month follow-up visits, the results of 1252 patients were available because 24 were unwilling to complete the questionnaire.