Clinical sequelae of COVID-19 survivors in Wuhan, China: a single-centre longitudinal study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To describe the prevalence, nature and risk factors for the main clinical sequelae in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) survivors who have been discharged from the hospital for more than 3 months.

Methods

This longitudinal study was based on a telephone follow-up survey of COVID-19 patients hospitalized and discharged from Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China before 1 March 2020. Demographic and clinical characteristics and self-reported clinical sequelae of the survivors were described and analysed. A cohort of volunteers who were free of COVID-19 and lived in the urban area of Wuhan during the outbreak were also selected as the comparison group.

Results

Among 538 survivors (293, 54.5% female), the median (interquartile range) age was 52.0 (

SUBMITTER: Xiong Q 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7510771 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature