Persistent COVID-19 symptoms 1 year after hospital discharge : A prospective multicenter study

OBJECTIVE: To determine the health status and exercise capacity of COVID-19 survivors one year after hospital discharge.

METHODS: This multicenter prospective study included COVID-19 survivors 12 months after hospital discharge. Participants were randomly selected from a large cohort of COVID-19 patients who had been hospitalized until 15th April 2020. They were interviewed about persistent symptoms, underwent a physical examination, chest X-ray, and a 6-minute walk test (6MWT). A multivariate analysis was performed to determine the risk factors for persistent dyspnea.

RESULTS: Of the 150 patients included, 58% were male and the median age was 63 (IQR 54-72) years. About 82% reported ≥1 symptoms and 45% had not recovered their physical health. The multivariate regression analysis revealed that the female sex, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and smoking were independent risk factors for persistent dyspnea. Approximately 50% completed less than 80% of the theoretical distance on the 6MWT. Only 14% had an abnormal X-ray, showing mainly interstitial infiltrates. A third of them had been followed up in outpatient clinics and 6% had undergone physical rehabilitation.

CONCLUSION: Despite the high rate of survivors of the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic with persistent symptomatology at 12 months, the follow-up and rehabilitation of these patients has been really poor. Studies focusing on the role of smoking in the persistence of COVID-19 symptoms are lacking.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2022

Erschienen:

2022

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:17

Enthalten in:

PloS one - 17(2022), 10 vom: 26., Seite e0275615

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Aranda, Judit [VerfasserIn]
Oriol, Isabel [VerfasserIn]
Feria, Lucía [VerfasserIn]
Abelenda, Gabriela [VerfasserIn]
Rombauts, Alexander [VerfasserIn]
Simonetti, Antonella Francesca [VerfasserIn]
Catalano, Clarisa [VerfasserIn]
Pallarès, Natàlia [VerfasserIn]
Martín, Miguel [VerfasserIn]
Vàzquez, Núria [VerfasserIn]
Vall-Llosera, Estel [VerfasserIn]
Rhyman, Nicolás [VerfasserIn]
Suárez, Romina Concepción [VerfasserIn]
Nogué, Marta [VerfasserIn]
Loureiro-Amigo, Jose [VerfasserIn]
Coloma, Ana [VerfasserIn]
Ceresuela, Luis [VerfasserIn]
Carratalà, Jordi [VerfasserIn]

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Multicenter Study

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Date Completed 12.10.2022

Date Revised 03.11.2023

published: Electronic-eCollection

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1371/journal.pone.0275615

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM347305016