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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Autores principales: 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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spelling 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)
institution DOAJ
collection DOAJ
language EN
topic 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
spellingShingle 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
description 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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author Imad M. Tleyjeh
Basema Saddik
Rakhee K. Ramakrishnan
Nourah AlSwaidan
Ahmed AlAnazi
Deema Alhazmi
Ahmad Aloufi
Fahad AlSumait
Elie F. Berbari
Rabih Halwani
author_facet Imad M. Tleyjeh
Basema Saddik
Rakhee K. Ramakrishnan
Nourah AlSwaidan
Ahmed AlAnazi
Deema Alhazmi
Ahmad Aloufi
Fahad AlSumait
Elie F. Berbari
Rabih Halwani
author_sort Imad M. Tleyjeh
title 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
title_short 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
title_full 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
title_fullStr 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
title_full_unstemmed 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
title_sort 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
publisher Elsevier
publishDate 2022
url https://doaj.org/article/0b4d8ea47ef7408ea01029305aa7e2d5
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