TY - JOUR
T1 - Psychological General Well-being, Cognitive Failure, and Inflammation Biomarkers Among Workers 4 Months After a Mild/AsymptomaticSARS-CoV-2 Infection
AU - Stufano, A.
AU - Lucchese, G.
AU - Schino, V.
AU - Plantone, D.
AU - de Maria, L.
AU - Vimercati, L.
AU - Floel, A.
AU - Iavicoli, Ivo
AU - Lovreglio, P.
PY - 2024
Y1 - 2024
N2 - Objective: To investigate the relationship between cognitive complaints, systemic inflammatory biomarkers, and psychological general well-being (PGWB) after mild/asymptomaticSARS-CoV-2 infection, according to the presence of long COVID and work tasks. Methods: University employees and metal workers were recruited in a cross-sectional study 4 months after SARS-CoV-2 infection to assess cognitive impairment, individual PGWB index, inflammatory biomarkers, namely platelet-lymphocyte, neutrophil-lymphocyte, and lymphocyte-monocyte ratios, and the presence of long COVID symptoms. Results: A significant increase in the levels of inflammatory biomarkers was observed in subjects with long COVID. Furthermore, the PGWB index was influenced by long COVID symptoms and subjective cognitive and depressive symptoms, but not by work activity. Conclusions: In occupational settings, it is crucial to detect the presence of long COVID symptoms and systemic inflammation early, as they may be associated with lower PGWB.
AB - Objective: To investigate the relationship between cognitive complaints, systemic inflammatory biomarkers, and psychological general well-being (PGWB) after mild/asymptomaticSARS-CoV-2 infection, according to the presence of long COVID and work tasks. Methods: University employees and metal workers were recruited in a cross-sectional study 4 months after SARS-CoV-2 infection to assess cognitive impairment, individual PGWB index, inflammatory biomarkers, namely platelet-lymphocyte, neutrophil-lymphocyte, and lymphocyte-monocyte ratios, and the presence of long COVID symptoms. Results: A significant increase in the levels of inflammatory biomarkers was observed in subjects with long COVID. Furthermore, the PGWB index was influenced by long COVID symptoms and subjective cognitive and depressive symptoms, but not by work activity. Conclusions: In occupational settings, it is crucial to detect the presence of long COVID symptoms and systemic inflammation early, as they may be associated with lower PGWB.
KW - cognitive failures
KW - inflammatory index
KW - long COVID
KW - well-being
KW - workers
KW - cognitive failures
KW - inflammatory index
KW - long COVID
KW - well-being
KW - workers
UR - https://publicatt.unicatt.it/handle/10807/308162
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U2 - 10.1097/JOM.0000000000003174
DO - 10.1097/JOM.0000000000003174
M3 - Article
SN - 1076-2752
VL - 66
SP - 793
EP - 802
JO - Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
JF - Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
IS - 10
ER -