Long term predictors of breathlessness, exercise intolerance, chronic fatigue and well-being in hospitalized patients with COVID-19: A cohort study with 4 months median follow-up
Background: Post-acute COVID-19 syndrome (PACS) is an emerging healthcare burden. We therefore aimed to determine predictors of different functional outcomes after hospital discharge in patients with COVID-19. Methods: An ambidirectional cohort study was conducted between May and July 2020, in which...
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oai:doaj.org-article:0b4d8ea47ef7408ea01029305aa7e2d52021-12-02T05:00:20ZLong term predictors of breathlessness, exercise intolerance, chronic fatigue and well-being in hospitalized patients with COVID-19: A cohort study with 4 months median follow-up1876-034110.1016/j.jiph.2021.11.016https://doaj.org/article/0b4d8ea47ef7408ea01029305aa7e2d52022-01-01T00:00:00Zhttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1876034121003786https://doaj.org/toc/1876-0341Background: Post-acute COVID-19 syndrome (PACS) is an emerging healthcare burden. We therefore aimed to determine predictors of different functional outcomes after hospital discharge in patients with COVID-19. Methods: An ambidirectional cohort study was conducted between May and July 2020, in which PCR-confirmed COVID-19 patients underwent a standardized telephone assessment between 6 weeks and 6 months post discharge. We excluded patients who died, had a mental illness or failed to respond to two follow-up phone calls. The medical research council (MRC) dyspnea scale, metabolic equivalent of task (MET) score for exercise tolerance, chronic fatigability syndrome (CFS) scale and World Health Organization-five well-being index (WHO-5) for mental health were used to evaluate symptoms at follow-up. Results: 375 patients were contacted and 153 failed to respond. The median timing for the follow-up assessment was 122 days (IQR, 109–158). On multivariate analyses, female gender, pre-existing lung disease, headache at presentation, intensive care unit (ICU) admission, critical COVID-19 and post-discharge ER visit were predictors of higher MRC scores at follow-up. Female gender, older age >67 years, arterial hypertension and emergency room (ER) visit were associated with lower MET exercise tolerance scores. Female gender, pre-existing lung disease, and ER visit were associated with higher risk of CFS. Age, dyslipidemia, hypertension, pre-existing lung disease and duration of symptoms were negatively associated with WHO-5 score. Conclusions: Several risk factors were associated with an increased risk of PACS. Hospitalized patients with COVID-19 who are at risk for PACS may benefit from a targeted pre-emptive follow-up and rehabilitation programs.Imad M. TleyjehBasema SaddikRakhee K. RamakrishnanNourah AlSwaidanAhmed AlAnaziDeema AlhazmiAhmad AloufiFahad AlSumaitElie F. BerbariRabih HalwaniElsevierarticlePost-acute COVID-19 syndromePACSLong COVIDBreathlessnessExercise intoleranceChronic fatigueInfectious and parasitic diseasesRC109-216Public aspects of medicineRA1-1270ENJournal of Infection and Public Health, Vol 15, Iss 1, Pp 21-28 (2022) |
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Post-acute COVID-19 syndrome PACS Long COVID Breathlessness Exercise intolerance Chronic fatigue Infectious and parasitic diseases RC109-216 Public aspects of medicine RA1-1270 Imad M. Tleyjeh Basema Saddik Rakhee K. Ramakrishnan Nourah AlSwaidan Ahmed AlAnazi Deema Alhazmi Ahmad Aloufi Fahad AlSumait Elie F. Berbari Rabih Halwani Long term predictors of breathlessness, exercise intolerance, chronic fatigue and well-being in hospitalized patients with COVID-19: A cohort study with 4 months median follow-up |
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Background: Post-acute COVID-19 syndrome (PACS) is an emerging healthcare burden. We therefore aimed to determine predictors of different functional outcomes after hospital discharge in patients with COVID-19. Methods: An ambidirectional cohort study was conducted between May and July 2020, in which PCR-confirmed COVID-19 patients underwent a standardized telephone assessment between 6 weeks and 6 months post discharge. We excluded patients who died, had a mental illness or failed to respond to two follow-up phone calls. The medical research council (MRC) dyspnea scale, metabolic equivalent of task (MET) score for exercise tolerance, chronic fatigability syndrome (CFS) scale and World Health Organization-five well-being index (WHO-5) for mental health were used to evaluate symptoms at follow-up. Results: 375 patients were contacted and 153 failed to respond. The median timing for the follow-up assessment was 122 days (IQR, 109–158). On multivariate analyses, female gender, pre-existing lung disease, headache at presentation, intensive care unit (ICU) admission, critical COVID-19 and post-discharge ER visit were predictors of higher MRC scores at follow-up. Female gender, older age >67 years, arterial hypertension and emergency room (ER) visit were associated with lower MET exercise tolerance scores. Female gender, pre-existing lung disease, and ER visit were associated with higher risk of CFS. Age, dyslipidemia, hypertension, pre-existing lung disease and duration of symptoms were negatively associated with WHO-5 score. Conclusions: Several risk factors were associated with an increased risk of PACS. Hospitalized patients with COVID-19 who are at risk for PACS may benefit from a targeted pre-emptive follow-up and rehabilitation programs. |
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Imad M. Tleyjeh Basema Saddik Rakhee K. Ramakrishnan Nourah AlSwaidan Ahmed AlAnazi Deema Alhazmi Ahmad Aloufi Fahad AlSumait Elie F. Berbari Rabih Halwani |
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Imad M. Tleyjeh Basema Saddik Rakhee K. Ramakrishnan Nourah AlSwaidan Ahmed AlAnazi Deema Alhazmi Ahmad Aloufi Fahad AlSumait Elie F. Berbari Rabih Halwani |
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Long term predictors of breathlessness, exercise intolerance, chronic fatigue and well-being in hospitalized patients with COVID-19: A cohort study with 4 months median follow-up |
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Long term predictors of breathlessness, exercise intolerance, chronic fatigue and well-being in hospitalized patients with COVID-19: A cohort study with 4 months median follow-up |
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Long term predictors of breathlessness, exercise intolerance, chronic fatigue and well-being in hospitalized patients with COVID-19: A cohort study with 4 months median follow-up |
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Long term predictors of breathlessness, exercise intolerance, chronic fatigue and well-being in hospitalized patients with COVID-19: A cohort study with 4 months median follow-up |
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Long term predictors of breathlessness, exercise intolerance, chronic fatigue and well-being in hospitalized patients with COVID-19: A cohort study with 4 months median follow-up |
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long term predictors of breathlessness, exercise intolerance, chronic fatigue and well-being in hospitalized patients with covid-19: a cohort study with 4 months median follow-up |
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