Effects of Long COVID in Patients with Severe Coronavirus Disease 2019 on Long-Term Functional Impairments: A Post Hoc Analysis Focusing on Patients Admitted to the ICU in the COVID-19 Recovery Study II.

ABSTRACT: Background/Objectives: This study investigated the prevalence of functional impairments and the effects of long COVID on long-term functional impairments in patients with severe COVID-19. Methods: We conducted a nationwide multicenter cohort study in collaboration with nine hospitals, collecting data using self-administered questionnaires from participants aged 20 years or older who were diagnosed with COVID-19, admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) between April 2021 and September 2021, and discharged alive. Questionnaires regarding daily life, sequela, and functional impairments were mailed to patients in August 2022. The effects of long COVID on functional impairments were examined using a multivariate logistic regression analysis. Results: The survey was comple

SUBMITTER: Hatakeyama J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11855593 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature