Severity of self-reported symptoms and psychological burden 6-months after hospital admission for COVID-19: a prospective cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Few studies have reported clinical COVID-19 sequelae six months (M6) after hospital discharge, but none has studied symptom severity.

Methods

Prevalence and severity of 7 symptoms were estimated until M6 using the self-administered influenza severity scale in COVID-19 hospitalized patients enrolled in the French COVID cohort. Factors associated with severity were assessed by logistic regression. Anxiety, depression and health-related quality of life (HRQL) were also assessed.

Results

At M6, among the 324 patients (median age 61 years, 63% men, 19% admitted to intensive care during the acute phase), 187/324 (58%) reported at least one symptom, mostly fatigue (47%) and myalgia (23%). Symptom severity was scored, at most, mild in 125 (67%), moderate in 44 (23%

SUBMITTER: Eloy P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8432979 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature