Impairments following COVID-19 infection: manifestations and investigations of related factors
Abstract The COVID-19 pandemic had a major global impact on the health and wellbeing for many individuals. Even though the infection rates have gone down due to the availability of vaccines, the consequences of the disease are still present due to persistent symptoms among individuals. The aim of th...
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| author | Farzaneh Badinlou David Forsström Markus Jansson-Fröjmark Tamar Abzhandadze Tobias Lundgren |
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| description | Abstract The COVID-19 pandemic had a major global impact on the health and wellbeing for many individuals. Even though the infection rates have gone down due to the availability of vaccines, the consequences of the disease are still present due to persistent symptoms among individuals. The aim of the current study was to map long‐term impairments in individuals infected with COVID-19 by applying the framework of the World Health Organization’s International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) and also investigate the factors related to the context of an individual’s life influencing the impairments. A web-survey that targeted individuals that had been infected with COVID-19 was used. The survey included a range of measures covering contextual factors and factors related to body functions and structures and post-COVID impairments. A total of 501 individuals were included in the study (with a mean age of 47.6 years). 96% of the respondents reported at least one moderate-to-severe impairment due to COVID-19 infection and the most frequent one was fatigue. In that, 79.6% and 86.9% of the study sample reported moderate-to-severe brain fatigue and tiredness or lack of energy, respectively. Severity of COVID-19 infection appeared as the strongest risk factor for post-COVID impairments. Based on the results, interventions can be tailored to help individuals with post-COVID-19 condition. This could be one way lessening the effect of COVID-19 on health care and society as a whole. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-c04324397b1743c4b753d1d3ef7ab8862023-04-23T11:13:55ZengNature PortfolioScientific Reports2045-23222023-04-0113111310.1038/s41598-023-33810-yImpairments following COVID-19 infection: manifestations and investigations of related factorsFarzaneh Badinlou0David Forsström1Markus Jansson-Fröjmark2Tamar Abzhandadze3Tobias Lundgren4Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Centre for Psychiatry Research, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm Health Care ServicesDepartment of Clinical Neuroscience, Centre for Psychiatry Research, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm Health Care ServicesDepartment of Clinical Neuroscience, Centre for Psychiatry Research, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm Health Care ServicesDepartment of Clinical Neuroscience, Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, The Sahlgrenska Academy, University of GothenburgDepartment of Clinical Neuroscience, Centre for Psychiatry Research, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm Health Care ServicesAbstract The COVID-19 pandemic had a major global impact on the health and wellbeing for many individuals. Even though the infection rates have gone down due to the availability of vaccines, the consequences of the disease are still present due to persistent symptoms among individuals. The aim of the current study was to map long‐term impairments in individuals infected with COVID-19 by applying the framework of the World Health Organization’s International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) and also investigate the factors related to the context of an individual’s life influencing the impairments. A web-survey that targeted individuals that had been infected with COVID-19 was used. The survey included a range of measures covering contextual factors and factors related to body functions and structures and post-COVID impairments. A total of 501 individuals were included in the study (with a mean age of 47.6 years). 96% of the respondents reported at least one moderate-to-severe impairment due to COVID-19 infection and the most frequent one was fatigue. In that, 79.6% and 86.9% of the study sample reported moderate-to-severe brain fatigue and tiredness or lack of energy, respectively. Severity of COVID-19 infection appeared as the strongest risk factor for post-COVID impairments. Based on the results, interventions can be tailored to help individuals with post-COVID-19 condition. This could be one way lessening the effect of COVID-19 on health care and society as a whole.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-33810-y |
| spellingShingle | Farzaneh Badinlou David Forsström Markus Jansson-Fröjmark Tamar Abzhandadze Tobias Lundgren Impairments following COVID-19 infection: manifestations and investigations of related factors Scientific Reports |
| title | Impairments following COVID-19 infection: manifestations and investigations of related factors |
| title_full | Impairments following COVID-19 infection: manifestations and investigations of related factors |
| title_fullStr | Impairments following COVID-19 infection: manifestations and investigations of related factors |
| title_full_unstemmed | Impairments following COVID-19 infection: manifestations and investigations of related factors |
| title_short | Impairments following COVID-19 infection: manifestations and investigations of related factors |
| title_sort | impairments following covid 19 infection manifestations and investigations of related factors |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-33810-y |
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