Longitudinal Clinical Features of Post-COVID-19 Patients-Symptoms, Fatigue and Physical Function at 3- and 6-Month Follow-Up.

ABSTRACT: Post-COVID-19 syndrome (PCS) has been described as 'the pandemic after the pandemic' with more than 65 million people worldwide being affected. The enormous range of symptoms makes both diagnosis complex and treatment difficult. In a post-COVID rehabilitation outpatient clinic, 184 patients, mostly non-hospitalized, received a comprehensive, interdisciplinary diagnostic assessment with fixed follow-up appointments. At baseline, three in four patients reported more than 10 symptoms, the most frequent symptoms were fatigue (84.9%), decreased physical capacity (83.0%), tiredness (81.1%), poor concentration (73.6%), sleeping problems (66.7%) and shortness of breath (67.3%). Abnormalities were found in the mean values of scores for fatigue (FAS = 34.3), cognition (MoCA = 25.5), psychological al

SUBMITTER: Steinmetz A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10299126 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature