Long-term COVID-19 effects on pulmonary function, exercise capacity, and health status.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The long-term effects of respiratory function and related physiological characteristics of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) survivors have not yet been studied in depth.

Objective

To examine pulmonary function, exercise capacity, and health-related quality of life among COVID-19 survivors.

Methods

Eighty-five survivors with confirmed COVID-19 were evaluated at the end of 3 and 6 months after disease onset. The assessment included lung function, diffusing capacity, 6-min walk distance (6MWD), and health status by the 36-item Short-Form General Health Survey (SF-36) questionnaire.

Results

Totally 85 survivors, 48 (56.5%) were men. The mean (standard deviation) age was 34.6 (9.9) years. Thirteen patients (15.2%) had medical co-morbidities the mean le

SUBMITTER: Magdy DM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8809128 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan-Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature