Table 2 COVID-19 and economic characteristics across all samples (non-hospitalised adults, hospitalised adults, and adolescents)
Characteristics | Adult non-hospitalised sample (n = 236) | Adult hospitalised sample (n = 42) | Adolescent non-hospitalised sample (n = 42) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n | % | n | % | n | % | |
COVID-19 related characteristics | ||||||
Positive test result for COVID-19 | ||||||
December 2020 January 2021 February 2021 March 2021 April 2021 May 2021 June 2021 July 2021 August 2021 September 2021 October 2021 November 2021 December 2021 January 2022 | 58 56 31 25 7 4 6 12 14 5 14 4 - - | 24.6 23.7 13.1 10.6 3.0 1.7 2.5 5.1 5.9 2.1 5.9 1.7 - - | 5 13 1 2 2 2 1 2 2 7 1 2 2 - | 11.9 31.0 2.4 4.8 4.8 4.8 2.4 4.8 4.8 16.7 2.4 4.8 4.8 - | 1 1 3 1 - - - - 4 6 2 14 8 2 | 2.4 2.4 7.1 2.4 - - - - 9.5 14.3 4.8 33.3 19.1 4.8 |
Experienced symptoms during acute phase of COVID-19 | ||||||
Yes No | 208 28 | 88.1 11.9 | 40 2 | 95.2 4.8 | 42 - | 100.0 - |
Experienced long COVID | ||||||
Yes, previously Yes, currently No Do not know | 101 46 86 3 | 43.0 20.04 36.4 1.3 | 28 11 2 1 | 66.7 26.2 4.8 2.4 | 29 5 7 1 | 69.1 11.9 16.7 2.4 |
Hospitalisation (since December 2020) | ||||||
Due to COVID-19 (during acute COVID-19) Due to COVID-19 (after acute COVID-19) Due to an existing chronic condition Due to other reasons | - 5 5 7 | - 29.4 29.4 41.2 | 42 1 2 - | 100.0 2.4 4.8 - | - 2 1 - | - 66.7 33.3 - |
Supplementary oxygen (conditional on hospitalisation for COVID-19) | ||||||
Yes No | 2 3 | 40.0 60.0 | 37 3 | 92.5 7.5 | 2 - | 100.0 - |
COVID-19 vaccination (after COVID-19 infection) | ||||||
Yes No | 185 51 | 78.4 21.6 | 30 12 | 71.4 28.6 | 12 33 | 21.4 78.6 |
NHS treatment postponed during COVID-19 pandemic | ||||||
Yes No Do not know | 37 69 5 | 33.3 62.2 4.5 | 10 9 1 | 50.0 45.0 5.0 | - 1 1 | - 50.0 50.0 |
Daily activities restricted due to measures/lockdown | ||||||
Very much Much Somewhat Little Very little Do not know | 43 47 89 31 26 - | 18.2 19.9 37.7 13.1 11.0 - | 14 6 6 14 2 - | 33.3 14.3 14.3 33.3 4.8 - | 6 5 17 11 2 1 | 14.3 11.9 40.5 26.2 4.8 2.4 |
Struggled to adjust to measures/lockdown | ||||||
Very much Much Somewhat Little Very little Not at all | 37 38 72 32 33 24 | 15.7 16.1 30.5 13.6 14.0 10.2 | 11 10 8 6 5 2 | 26.2 23.8 19.1 14.3 11.9 4.8 | 8 6 14 10 4 - | 19.1 14.3 33.3 23.8 9.5 - |
Today’s health compared to pre-COVID-19 | ||||||
Much worse Worse About the same Better Much better Do not know | 8 65 132 13 12 6 | 3.4 27.5 56.0 5.5 5.1 2.5 | 4 19 6 2 11 - | 9.5 45.2 14.3 4.8 26.2 - | - 2 37 1 1 1 | - 4.8 88.1 2.4 2.4 2.4 |
Economic characteristics | ||||||
Productivity loss due to COVID-19 (average working hours missed per week) [mean (SD)] | ||||||
Acute phase Full-time working (35 + hours/week) a Part-time working (< 35 h/week) Long COVID Full-time working (35 + hours/week) a Part-time working (< 35 h/week) | 17.2 (15.8) 26.0 (14.3) 17.2 (15.8) 5.1 (10.8) 7.7 (13.1) 5.1 (10.8) | - - - - - - | 20.9 (15.5) 28.5 (12.6) 209 (15.5) 9.9 (13.4) 11.3 (15.3) 9.39(13.4) | - - - - - - | NA NA NA NA NA NA | NA NA NA NA NA NA |