Long-Term Patient-Centred Follow-up in a Prospective Cohort of Patients with COVID-19.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

To better define COVID-19 long-term impact we prospectively analysed patient-centred outcomes, including general health and symptom duration.

Methods

Barthel index (BI), St. George's Respiratory Questionnaire adapted to patients with COVID-19 (aSGRQ) and WHO Clinical Progression Scale (CPS) were measured at enrolment and at 6 weeks from the onset of symptoms. Persistence of most frequently reported symptoms was assessed at 6 weeks and, among symptomatic patients, at 12 weeks from the onset of symptoms. Predictors of impaired general health over time were identified using an ordinal multilevel multivariate model.

Results

A total of 448 patients (55% men, median age 56 years) were enrolled. WHO-CPS showed mild, moderate and severe disease in 48%, 42% and 10

SUBMITTER: Righi E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8215633 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature