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Table 4 Impact on social relations, economic status, and requirement of care in C-ARDS survivors at follow-up

From: High rates of impaired quality of life and social and economic problems at 6 months after COVID-19-related ARDS

Social-relational impact

 Worsening of social relation after your return home

  No

48 (61%)

  Yes

30 (38%)

 If yes (N = 30), have been turned away by the following:

  Family members

5 (17%)

  Friends and acquaintances

25 (83%)

Requirement of care

 Need for health support

  No

66 (85%)

  Yes

12 (15%)

 Need for social support

  No

76 (98%)

  Yes

2 (2%)

 Health/personal care need at home

  No need/autonomy

57 (73%)

  < 20 h (weekly)

18 (23%)

  20–50 h (weekly)

1 (1%)

  > 50 h (weekly)

2 (3%)

Economic impacta

 On active workers (N = 33)

  Returned to work

19 (58%)

  Gone part-time

8 (24%)

  Long-term leave

3 (9%)

  Lost work

3 (9%)

 On caregivers (N = 79)

  No changes

61 (77%)

  Gone part-time

4 (5%)

  Long-term leave

7 (9%)

  Lost work

7 (9%)

  1. aEmployment changes for patients who were active workers at the time of hospital admission; others (the majority) were retired