A Cross-Sectional Survey on Proportion of Post COVID-19 Health Problems among Health Care Workers in a Tertiary Care Hospital in Thiruvanthapuram District
Abstract: COVID-19 is an infectious disease caused by recently discovered coronavirus. This new virus and disease were unknown before the outbreak began in -*Wuhan, China, in December 2019.Post-coronavirus disease syndrome includes persistence of symptoms beyond viral clearance and fresh development of symptoms or exaggeration of chronic diseases within a month after initial clinical and virological cure of the disease with a viral aetiology. The present study was aimed to identify the proportion of post covid 19 health problems among health care workers in a tertiary care hospital in Thiruvananthapuram. The objectives of the study were to identify the proportion of post covid 19 health problems among health care workers and find out the factors associated with post covid 19 health related problems and selected socio personal and clinical variables Methodology: The researcher adopted quantitative research approach. Purposive sampling technique was used to collect data from a total of 70 samples Data was collected using Structured questionnaire and Depression Anxiety Stress scale. Results: Based on the socio personal and clinical variables 51.5% of health care workers were below 30years of age and 84.3% were female health care workers. Majority of (47.1%) health care workers were graduates. Based on thecomorbidities75.1% of the health care workers had no comorbidities and 11.4% have thyroid disorders. Majority of healthcare workers (95.7) % had no ill habits. Only 4.3% were alcoholic and 71.4% of health care workers had no habit of doing physical exercise. 72.5% of health care workers had fever during acute covid 19 infection period. 38.57% of health care workers had shortness of breath as respiratory problems in the post covid 19 period. Based on the cardiovascular problems in the post covid 19 period, 21.43% of health care workers had extreme shortness of breath with exertion. 8.57% of health care workers had diarrhoea and 2.9% of health care workers had frequent urination and oedema in the post covid 19 period. 22.85% of health care workers had headache.47.14% had fatigue in the post covid 19 period. Based on the psychological problems 15.7% of health care workers had mild stress 8.6% of health care workers had severe anxiety and majority of subjects (81.4%) had no depression. In the post covid 19 physical problems, there was statistically significant association between working hours (chi-square value= 0.011, p p
Keywords: post covid 19problems; health care workers
How to Cite?: Archana S Nair, Sreelakshmy U R, "A Cross-Sectional Survey on Proportion of Post COVID-19 Health Problems among Health Care Workers in a Tertiary Care Hospital in Thiruvanthapuram District", Volume 15 Issue 9, September 2026, International Journal of Science and Research (IJSR), Pages: 1432-1437, https://www.ijsr.net/getabstract.php?paperid=SR26922110728, DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.21275/SR26922110728