| Title |
The health impact of long COVID: a cross-sectional examination of health-related quality of life, disability, and health status among individuals with self-reported post-acute sequelae of SARS CoV-2 infection at various points of recovery
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| Published in |
Journal of Patient-Reported Outcomes, March 2023
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| DOI | 10.1186/s41687-023-00572-0 |
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| Authors |
Casey R. Tak |
| Abstract |
The novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) has continued to present a significant burden to global public health efforts. The purpose of this study was to estimate the health-related quality of life, disability, and health status of individuals with self-reported long COVID at various lengths of recovery. We conducted a cross-sectional online survey of individuals with self-reported long COVID. Participants were asked to complete the five-item EuroQOL EQ-5D-5L and EQ visual analog scale, the 12-item World Health Organization Disability Assessment Schedule (WHODAS) 2.0 and the 10-item Patient Reported Outcome Measurement Information System (PROMIS) Global Health v1.2 short form. Descriptive and inferential statistics were used to characterize the responses and differences across groups. Eighty-two participants from 13 countries completed the EQ-5D-5L, 73 completed the WHODAS 2.0 and 80 participants completed the PROMIS. The mean EQ-5D-5L utility score was 0.51. The mean WHODAS score was 49.0. In the previous 30 days, participants reported their symptoms affected them for a mean of 24 days, they were totally unable to carry out usual activities for 15 days, and they cut back or reduced activities for 26 days. The mean PROMIS physical health and mental health scores were 10.7 and 8.6, respectively, corresponding to below-average health. No significant differences were detected across time or according to severity of acute infection. Long COVID presents a significant chronic health burden to adults in the US and abroad. This health burden may persist for many months post-acute infection. |
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| Canada | 7 | 27% |
| United States | 2 | 8% |
| Puerto Rico | 2 | 8% |
| United Kingdom | 2 | 8% |
| Finland | 1 | 4% |
| Japan | 1 | 4% |
| India | 1 | 4% |
| Turkey | 1 | 4% |
| Unknown | 9 | 35% |
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| Members of the public | 23 | 88% |
| Scientists | 2 | 8% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 1 | 4% |
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| Unknown | 28 | 100% |
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| Researcher | 3 | 11% |
| Librarian | 2 | 7% |
| Lecturer | 1 | 4% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 1 | 4% |
| Lecturer > Senior Lecturer | 1 | 4% |
| Other | 4 | 14% |
| Unknown | 16 | 57% |
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| Medicine and Dentistry | 3 | 11% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 2 | 7% |
| Immunology and Microbiology | 2 | 7% |
| Arts and Humanities | 1 | 4% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 1 | 4% |
| Other | 2 | 7% |
| Unknown | 17 | 61% |
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