Discordance between physical and cognitive health problems over one year after critical care: Insights from severe COVID-19 patients.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To investigate the longitudinal evolution of physical and cognitive problems after hospital discharge in survivors of severe COVID-19; to describe the co-occurrence of these health problems domains in the following year after discharge; and evaluate if results are different taking into account the use of invasive mechanical ventilation.

Design

Prospective cohort study.

Setting

A large academic medical center in Brazil.

Participants

Patients aged ≥50 years who survived hospitalization for COVID-19 requiring critical care.

Measurements

We evaluated participants' status before hospital admission and one, three, six, nine, and twelve months after hospital discharge using validated questionnaires to measure frailty, persistent physical symptoms, an

SUBMITTER: Taniguchi LU 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12173002 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature