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Associations of Post-Acute COVID syndrome with physiological and clinical measures 10 months after hospitalization in patients of the first wave
- Source :
- European Journal of Internal Medicine
- Publication Year :
- 2022
- Publisher :
- Elsevier BV, 2022.
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Abstract
- Background For a better understanding of the factors underlying the Post-Acute COVID Syndrome, we studied the relationship between symptoms and functional alterations in COVID-19 patients 10 months after hospitalization. Methods One-hundred-one patients hospitalized between March 1st and June 30th 2020 participated in a follow-up visit for an assessment of clinical history, comorbidities, lung function, physical capacity and symptoms, including the SGRQ for health-related quality of life, PHQ-9-D for depression, and SOMS-2 J for somatoform disorders. Data were analyzed by univariate comparisons and multiple logistic regression analyses. Results Median age was 60 years, 42% were female, 76% had at least one comorbidity, the median length of the hospital stay was 8 days, 19% had been on the ICU. The most prevalent symptoms included shortness of breath (49%), fatigue (49%) and cognitive impairment (39%). Signs of major depression (PHQ-9-D ≥ 10) occurred in 28%/2% (p
- Subjects :
- Male
medicine.medical_specialty
Disease
Logistic regression
Article
Post-Acute COVID-19 Syndrome
Quality of life
Internal medicine
Internal Medicine
medicine
Humans
Depression (differential diagnoses)
Aged
Post-Acute COVID Syndrome
HrQoL
Depression
business.industry
COVID-19
Middle Aged
Physical Functional Performance
medicine.disease
Comorbidity
Lung function
Hospitalization
Psychosocial Functioning
Somatization
Symptoms
Quality of Life
Etiology
Female
business
Psychosocial
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 09536205
- Volume :
- 95
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- European Journal of Internal Medicine
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....f27dd343f27d0a3784038c4e3067c5e3