Op-Ed: The trauma that comes after surviving COVID-19 (via latimesopinion)
, compared with survivors who are employed. Work confers more than financial stability — it often provides meaning and community.
in the program returned to work or volunteer roles compared with a historical rate of 46% for similar patients.Part of the current chasm between healthcare and work stems from our limitations as clinicians. We are excellent at describing certain work restrictions, such as “don’t lift more than 10 pounds for two weeks” after an appendix removal. That’s simple and straightforward. But for someone going home after a prolonged COVID-19 hospital stay, instructions for recovery require more nuance.
We clinicians don’t have the language to communicate this effectively to an employer, much less help them adjust a worker’s job appropriately. With thousands of COVID-19 patients admitted to ICUs — and thousands more to follow before the pandemic ends — we need to change this.
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