Disentangling the cognitive, physical, and mental health sequelae of COVID-19.

ABSTRACT: As COVID-19 cases exceed hundreds of millions globally, many survivors face cognitive challenges and prolonged symptoms. However, important questions about the cognitive effects of COVID-19 remain unresolved. In this cross-sectional online study, 478 adult volunteers who self-reported a positive test for COVID-19 (mean = 30 days since most recent test) perform significantly worse than pre-pandemic norms on cognitive measures of processing speed, reasoning, verbal, and overall performance, but not short-term memory, suggesting domain-specific deficits. Cognitive differences are even observed in participants who did not require hospitalization. Factor analysis of health- and COVID-related questionnaires reveals two clusters of symptoms-one that varies mostly with physical symptoms and illnes

SUBMITTER: Wild CJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9448696 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature