Persistence of symptoms and quality of life at 35 days after hospitalization for COVID-19 infection.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Characterizing the prevalence and persistence of symptoms associated with COVID-19 infection following hospitalization and their impact is essential to planning post-acute community-based clinical services. This study seeks to identify persistent COVID-19 symptoms in patients 35 days post-hospitalization and their impact on quality of life, health, physical, mental, and psychosocial function.

Methods and findings

This prospective cohort study used the PROMIS® Instruments to identify symptoms and quality of life parameters in consecutively enrolled patients between March 22 and April 16, 2020, in New Jersey. The 183 patients (median age 57 years; 61.5% male, 54.1% white) reported persistent symptoms at 35 days, including fatigue (55.0%), dyspnea (45.3%), muscular p

SUBMITTER: Jacobs LG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7732078 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature