Neurological and Mental Health Symptoms Associated with Post-COVID-19 Disability in a Sample of Patients Discharged from a COVID-19 Ward : A Secondary Analysis

Recent studies suggest that COVID-19 survivors may experience long-term health consequences: in particular, neurological and mental health symptoms might be associated with long-term negative outcomes. This study is a secondary analysis of a larger cohort study and aims to determine the extent to which neurological and mental health sequelae are associated with survivors' disability. Participants include COVID-19 survivors, with no pre-morbid brain conditions, who were discharged from the COVID-19 Unit of the ASST Spedali Civili Hospital between February and April 2020. At an average of 3.5 months after discharge, they were submitted to a neurological examination and completed the WHO Disability Assessment Schedule (WHODAS-12), the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Score, the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index and the Montreal Cognitive Assessment. Multivariable regression analysis was carried out to analyze variables that explain WHODAS-12 variation. In total, 83 patients (63 males, average age 66.9, 95% CI: 64.2-69.7) were enrolled; average WHODAS-12 was 13.2 (95% CI: 9.7-16.6). Cognitive dysfunction, anxiety, fatigue, and hyposmia/hypogeusia explained 28.8% of WHODAS-12 variation. These findings underline the importance and need for longitudinal follow-up assessments after recovery from COVID-19 and suggest the need for early rehabilitation of residual symptoms to enhance patients' functioning.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2022

Erschienen:

2022

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:19

Enthalten in:

International journal of environmental research and public health - 19(2022), 7 vom: 02. Apr.

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Cacciatore, Martina [VerfasserIn]
Raggi, Alberto [VerfasserIn]
Pilotto, Andrea [VerfasserIn]
Cristillo, Viviana [VerfasserIn]
Guastafierro, Erika [VerfasserIn]
Toppo, Claudia [VerfasserIn]
Magnani, Francesca G [VerfasserIn]
Sattin, Davide [VerfasserIn]
Mariniello, Arianna [VerfasserIn]
Silvaggi, Fabiola [VerfasserIn]
Cotti Piccinelli, Stefano [VerfasserIn]
Zoppi, Nicola [VerfasserIn]
Bonzi, Giulio [VerfasserIn]
Gipponi, Stefano [VerfasserIn]
Libri, Ilenia [VerfasserIn]
Bezzi, Michela [VerfasserIn]
Martelletti, Paolo [VerfasserIn]
Leonardi, Matilde [VerfasserIn]
Padovani, Alessandro [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Anxiety
Brain impairment
COVID-19
Cognitive dysfunction
Disability
Fatigue
Hypogeusia
Hyposmia
Journal Article
WHODAS-12

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Date Completed 13.04.2022

Date Revised 09.05.2022

published: Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.3390/ijerph19074242

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM339395303