Recovery from COVID-19: a sprint or marathon? 6-month follow-up data from online long COVID-19 support group members
| Autor: | Anouk W. Vaes, Yvonne M.J. Goërtz, Maarten Van Herck, Felipe V.C. Machado, Roy Meys, Jeannet M. Delbressine, Sarah Houben-Wilke, Swetlana Gaffron, Dieter Maier, Chris Burtin, Rein Posthuma, Nicole P.H. van Loon, Frits M.E. Franssen, Bita Hajian, Sami O. Simons, Job F.M. van Boven, Frederikus A. Klok, Bart Spaetgens, Claire M.H. Pinxt, Limmie Y.L. Liu, Geertjan Wesseling, Yvonne Spies, Herman Vijlbrief, Alex J. van ’t Hul, Daisy J.A. Janssen, Martijn A. Spruit |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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| Zdroj: | ERJ Open Research, Vol 7, Iss 2 (2021) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 2312-0541 23120541 |
| DOI: | 10.1183/23120541.00141-2021 |
| Popis: | Background It remains unknown whether and to what extent members of online “long COVID” peer support groups remain symptomatic and limited over time. Therefore, we aimed to evaluate symptoms in members of online long COVID peer support groups up to 6 months after the onset of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)-related symptoms. Methods Demographics, symptoms, health status, work productivity, functional status and health-related quality of life were assessed about 3 and 6 months after the onset of COVID-19-related symptoms in members of online long COVID peer support groups. Results Data from 239 patients with a confirmed COVID-19 diagnosis (83% women; median (interquartile range) age 50 (39–56) years) were analysed. During the infection, a median (interquartile range) of 15 (11–18) symptoms was reported, which was significantly lower 3 and 6 months later: 6 (4–9) and 6 (3–8), respectively (p |
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