Table 1 COVID-19 related health status of nurses in Slovakia by type of health care provider during the COVID-19 pandemic

Age (mean, 95% CI)

40 (39.7–42.3)

41.8 (40.5–43)

46.4 (45.4–47.3)

47.4 (46.2–48.7)

43.9 (43.3–44.5)

 < 0.001

COVID-19 Vaccination Status (N, %)

0.053

 Yes, full

223 (81%)

265 (77%)

289 (87%)

158 (83%)

935 (82%)

 Yes, one dose

11 (4%)

7 (2%)

7 (2%)

4 (2%)

29 (3%)

 No, but planning

7 (3%)

16 (5%)

5 (2%)

7 (4%)

35 (3%)

 No, not planning

36 (13%)

55 (16%)

32 (10%)

22 (12%)

145 (13%)

Tested Positive for COVID-19 (N, %)

 Once

91 (33%)

103 (29%)

104 (31%)

69 (35%)

367 (32%)

0.594

 Two or more times

8 (3%)

6 (2%)

8 (2%)

7 (4%)

29 (3%)

When positive for COVID-19 (N, %)

 < 0.001

 Quarantined

91 (96%)

103 (95%)

99 (93%)

63 (84%)

356 (93%)

 Admitted to hospital

1 (1%)

3 (3%)

4 (4%)

1 (1%)

9 (2%)

 Worked while positive

3 (3%)

2 (2%)

4 (4%)

11 (15%)

20 (5%)

COVID-19 Disease severity (N, %)

 < 0.001

 Mild

61 (64%)

63 (58%)

44 (41%)

41 (55%)

209 (54%)

 Moderate

28 (30%)

45 (41%)

59 (55%)

32 (43%)

164 (42%)

 Severe

6 (6%)

1 (1%)

5 (5%)

2 (3%)

14 (4%)

Vaccinated when positive COVID-19 (N, %)

0.401

 Ful vaccination

19 (20%)

30 (28%)

34 (31%)

26 (35%)

109 (28%)

 One dose

11 (12%)

8 (7%)

10 (9%)

5 (7%)

34 (9%)

 Not vaccinated

65 (68%)

71 (65%)

65 (60%)

44 (59%)

245 (63%)

Presence of Long-Covid symptoms (N, % Yes)

70 (56%)

98 (66%)

77 (63%)

49 (53%)

294 (60%)

0.370

Long-Covid symptoms present (N, %)

 Extreme tiredness (fatigue)

42 (61%)

59 (61%)

38 (50%)

29 (59%)

168 (58%)

0.464

 Shortness of breath

24 (35%)

34 (35%)

28 (37%)

19 (39%)

105 (36%)

0.965

 Chest pain or tightness

14 (20%)

23 (24%)

12 (16%)

13 (27%)

62 (21%)

0.465

 Problems with memory and concentration ("brain fog")

24 (35%)

26 (27%)

22 (29%)

18 (37%)

90 (31%)

0.539

 Difficulty sleeping (insomnia)

24 (35%)

28 (29%)

26 (34%)

20 (41%)

98 (34%)

0.537

 Heart palpitations

23 (33%)

30 (31%)

21 (28%)

15 (31%)

89 (31%)

0.905

 Depression and anxiety

13 (19%)

13 (13%)

10 (13%)

11 (22%)

47 (16%)

0.415

 Joint pain

40 (58%)

51 (53%)

38 (50%)

25 (51%)

154 (53%)

0.791

 Tinnitus

10 (15%)

10 (10%)

8 (10%)

8 (11%)

9 (18%)

0.373

 Eating disorders

9 (13%)

22 (23%)

10 (13%)

13 (27%)

54 (19%)

0.111

 Rash

7 (10%)

12 (12%)

7 (9%)

7 (14%)

33 (11%)

0.809

 High temperature

10 (15%)

20 (21%)

11 (15%)

15 (31%)

56 (19%)

0.098

 Cough, sore throat

13 (19%)

36 (37%)

20 (26%)

23 (47%)

92 (32%)

 < 0.01

 Loss of taste

26 (38%)

36 (37%)

29 (38%)

23 (47%)

114 (39%)

0.679

 Loss of appetite

30 (44%)

44 (45%)

41 (54%)

28 (57%)

143 (49%)

0.334

Number of Long-Covid symptoms (median, IQR)

4 (2–7)

4 (3–6)

3.5 (2–6)

5 (3–8)

4 (2–6)

0.272