Long-Term Symptoms among Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients 48 Weeks after Discharge—A Prospective Cohort Study

Follow-up studies of COVID-19 survivors have been performed to characterize persistence of long-term symptoms, but data are scarce on one year of follow-up. This study provides data from 48 weeks of follow-up after discharge. All patients discharged from the Department of Infectious Diseases at Aarh...

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Autores principales:	Martin Mølhave, Steffen Leth, Jesper Damsgaard Gunst, Søren Jensen-Fangel, Lars Østergaard, Christian Wejse, Jane Agergaard
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Publicado:	MDPI AG 2021
Materias:	COVID-19 long-term symptoms long-term complications prospective studies hospitalized patients Medicine R
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:e460a39e2e674b4abf76a1c00cedcd7d2021-11-25T18:01:32ZLong-Term Symptoms among Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients 48 Weeks after Discharge—A Prospective Cohort Study10.3390/jcm102252982077-0383https://doaj.org/article/e460a39e2e674b4abf76a1c00cedcd7d2021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/10/22/5298https://doaj.org/toc/2077-0383Follow-up studies of COVID-19 survivors have been performed to characterize persistence of long-term symptoms, but data are scarce on one year of follow-up. This study provides data from 48 weeks of follow-up after discharge. All patients discharged from the Department of Infectious Diseases at Aarhus University Hospital, Denmark between 1 March and 1 July 2020 were followed for 48 weeks. In total, 45 of 66 eligible patients were interviewed after 48 weeks. The median age was 57 (IQR 51–70) years, the majority were female (53%) and Caucasian (87%). Median BMI was 28.1 (IQR 24.8–32.6) kg/m<sup>2</sup>. One or more comorbidities were registered among 62% of the patients. In total, 39 out of 45 (87%) interviewed patients reported persistence of at least one symptom 48 weeks after hospitalization with COVID-19. Most frequently reported symptoms were fatigue, dyspnea, and concentration difficulties. This study provides new long-term data following COVID-19, contributing to the accumulating data of COVID-19 sequelae. Many patients suffer long-term sequelae and further research is urgently needed to gain further knowledge of the duration and therapeutic options.Martin MølhaveSteffen LethJesper Damsgaard GunstSøren Jensen-FangelLars ØstergaardChristian WejseJane AgergaardMDPI AGarticleCOVID-19long-term symptomslong-term complicationsprospective studieshospitalized patientsMedicineRENJournal of Clinical Medicine, Vol 10, Iss 5298, p 5298 (2021)
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spellingShingle	COVID-19 long-term symptoms long-term complications prospective studies hospitalized patients Medicine R Martin Mølhave Steffen Leth Jesper Damsgaard Gunst Søren Jensen-Fangel Lars Østergaard Christian Wejse Jane Agergaard Long-Term Symptoms among Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients 48 Weeks after Discharge—A Prospective Cohort Study
description	Follow-up studies of COVID-19 survivors have been performed to characterize persistence of long-term symptoms, but data are scarce on one year of follow-up. This study provides data from 48 weeks of follow-up after discharge. All patients discharged from the Department of Infectious Diseases at Aarhus University Hospital, Denmark between 1 March and 1 July 2020 were followed for 48 weeks. In total, 45 of 66 eligible patients were interviewed after 48 weeks. The median age was 57 (IQR 51–70) years, the majority were female (53%) and Caucasian (87%). Median BMI was 28.1 (IQR 24.8–32.6) kg/m<sup>2</sup>. One or more comorbidities were registered among 62% of the patients. In total, 39 out of 45 (87%) interviewed patients reported persistence of at least one symptom 48 weeks after hospitalization with COVID-19. Most frequently reported symptoms were fatigue, dyspnea, and concentration difficulties. This study provides new long-term data following COVID-19, contributing to the accumulating data of COVID-19 sequelae. Many patients suffer long-term sequelae and further research is urgently needed to gain further knowledge of the duration and therapeutic options.
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author	Martin Mølhave Steffen Leth Jesper Damsgaard Gunst Søren Jensen-Fangel Lars Østergaard Christian Wejse Jane Agergaard
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title	Long-Term Symptoms among Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients 48 Weeks after Discharge—A Prospective Cohort Study
title_short	Long-Term Symptoms among Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients 48 Weeks after Discharge—A Prospective Cohort Study
title_full	Long-Term Symptoms among Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients 48 Weeks after Discharge—A Prospective Cohort Study
title_fullStr	Long-Term Symptoms among Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients 48 Weeks after Discharge—A Prospective Cohort Study
title_full_unstemmed	Long-Term Symptoms among Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients 48 Weeks after Discharge—A Prospective Cohort Study
title_sort	long-term symptoms among hospitalized covid-19 patients 48 weeks after discharge—a prospective cohort study
publisher	MDPI AG
publishDate	2021
url	https://doaj.org/article/e460a39e2e674b4abf76a1c00cedcd7d
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Long-Term Symptoms among Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients 48 Weeks after Discharge—A Prospective Cohort Study

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