Clinical Manifestations of Subjects with Long COVID and Their Associations with Drug Use: The BioICOPER Study.

ABSTRACT: Background/Objectives: Long COVID (LC) is associated with more than 200 symptoms. This study aimed to evaluate the correlation between symptoms clusters and pharmacological treatment in patients with LC and to explore differences by sex. Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional descriptive study including 304 participants diagnosed with LC according to the World Health Organization criteria. Symptoms during the acute phase, at the time of diagnosis of LC, and those persisting across both phases were collected by anamnesis. Symptoms were grouped into six clusters: systemic, neurocognitive, respiratory/cardiovascular, musculoskeletal, neurological/neuromuscular, and psychological/psychiatric. Drug use was assessed through a questionnaire verified by the medical records, includin

SUBMITTER: Arroyo-Romero S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12838705 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature