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- 05 August 2021
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Long Covid in adults discharged from UK hospitals after Covid-19: a prospective, multicentre cohort study using the ISARIC WHO Clinical Characterisation Protocol
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- Lancet Regional Health- Europe
Abstract
Background: This study sought to establish the long-term effects of Covid-19 following hospitalisation. Methods: 327 hospitalised participants, with SARS-CoV-2 infection were recruited into a prospective multicentre cohort study at least 3 months post-discharge. The primary outcome was self-reported recovery at least ninety days after initial Covid-19 symptom onset. Secondary outcomes included new symptoms, disability (Washington group short scale), breathlessness (MRC Dyspnoea scale) and quality of life (EQ5D-5L). Findings: 55% of participants reported not feeling fully recovered. 93% reported persistent symptoms, with fatigue the most common (83%), followed by breathlessness (54%). 47% reported an increase in MRC dyspnoea scale of at least one grade. New or worse disability was reported by 24% of participants. The EQ5D-5L summary index was significantly worse following acute illness (median difference 0.1 points on a scale of 0 to 1, IQR: -0.2 to 0.0). Females under the age of 50 years were five times less likely to report feeling recovered (adjusted OR 5.09, 95% CI 1.64 to 15.74), were more likely to have greater disability (adjusted OR 4.22, 95% CI 1.12 to 15.94), twice as likely to report worse fatigue (adjusted OR 2.06, 95% CI 0.81 to 3.31) and seven times more likely to become more breathless (adjusted OR 7.15, 95% CI 2.24 to 22.83) than men of the same age. Interpretation: Survivors of Covid-19 experienced long-term symptoms, new disability, increased breathlessness, and reduced quality of life. These findings were present in young, previously healthy working age adults, and were most common in younger females. Funding: National Institute for Health Research, UK Medical Research Council, Wellcome Trust, Department for International Development and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.
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Published by Elsevier Ltd. This is an open access article under the CC BY license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)The Lancet Regional Health - Europe 8 (2021) 100186Contents lists available atScienceDirectThe Lancet Regional Health - Europejournal homepage:www.elsevier.com/lanepe
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Sigfrid, L., Drake, T., Pauley, E., Jesudason, E., Olliaro, P., Lim, W., Gillesen, A., Berry, C., Lowe, D., McPeake, J., Lone, N., Munblit, D., Casey, A., Banniester, P., Russell, C., Goodwin, L., Ho, A., Turtle, L., O'Hara, M., Hastie, C., Donohue, C., Spencer, R., Donegan, C., Gummery, A., Harrison, J., Hardwick, H., Hastie, C., Carson, G., Merson, L., Baillie, J., Openshaw, P., Harrison, E., Docherty, A., Semple, M. & Scott, J. 2021, 'Long Covid in adults discharged from UK hospitals after Covid-19: a prospective, multicentre cohort study using the ISARIC WHO Clinical Characterisation Protocol', Lancet Regional Health- Europe, 8 , article no: 100186. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.lanepe.2021.100186
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