Long COVID Clinical Severity Types Based on Symptoms and Functional Disability: A Longitudinal Evaluation.

ABSTRACT: Background: Long COVID (LC) is a multisystem clinical syndrome with functional disability and compromised overall health. Information on LC clinical severity types is emerging in cross-sectional studies. This study explored the pattern and consistency of long COVID (LC) clinical severity types over time in a prospective sample. Methods: Participants with LC completed the condition-specific outcome measure C19-YRSm (Yorkshire Rehabilitation Scale modified version) at two assessment time points. A cluster analysis for clinical severity types was undertaken at both time points using the k-means partition method. Results: The study included cross-sectional data for 759 patients with a mean age of 46.8 years (SD = 12.7), 69.4% females, and a duration of symptoms of 360 days

SUBMITTER: Sivan M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11012375 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature