Asthma is a risk factor for general fatigue of long COVID in Japanese nation-wide cohort study

Copyright © 2023 Japanese Society of Allergology. Published by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved..

BACKGROUND: Multiple prolonged symptoms are observed in patients who recover from an acute COVID-19 infection, which is defined as long COVID. General fatigue is frequently observed in patients with long COVID during acute and post-acute phases. This study aimed to identify the specific risk factors for general fatigue in long COVID.

METHODS: Hospitalized patients with COVID-19 aged over 18 years were enrolled in a multicenter cohort study at 26 medical institutions. Clinical data during hospitalization and patient-reported outcomes after discharge were collected from medical records, paper-based questionnaires, and smartphone apps.

RESULTS: Among prolonged symptoms through 1-year follow-ups, general fatigue was the most interfering symptom in daily life. Patients with protracted fatigue at all follow-up periods had lower quality of life scores at the 12-month follow-up. Univariate logistic regression analysis of the presence or absence of general fatigue at the 3-month, 6-month, and 12-month follow-ups identified asthma, younger age, and female sex as risk factors for prolonged fatigue. Multivariable logistic regression analysis revealed that asthma was an independent risk factor for persistent fatigue during the 12-month follow-up period. Longitudinal changes in the symptoms of patients with or without asthma demonstrated that general fatigue, not cough and dyspnea, was significantly prolonged in patients with asthma.

CONCLUSIONS: In a Japanese population with long COVID, prolonged general fatigue was closely linked to asthma. A preventive approach against COVID-19 is necessary to avoid sustained fatigue and minimize social and economic losses in patients with asthma.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:73

Enthalten in:

Allergology international : official journal of the Japanese Society of Allergology - 73(2024), 2 vom: 01. Apr., Seite 206-213

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Sunata, Keeya [VerfasserIn]
Miyata, Jun [VerfasserIn]
Terai, Hideki [VerfasserIn]
Matsuyama, Emiko [VerfasserIn]
Watase, Mayuko [VerfasserIn]
Namkoong, Ho [VerfasserIn]
Asakura, Takanori [VerfasserIn]
Masaki, Katsunori [VerfasserIn]
Chubachi, Shotaro [VerfasserIn]
Ohgino, Keiko [VerfasserIn]
Kawada, Ichiro [VerfasserIn]
Harada, Norihiro [VerfasserIn]
Sasano, Hitoshi [VerfasserIn]
Nakamura, Ai [VerfasserIn]
Kusaka, Yu [VerfasserIn]
Ohba, Takehiko [VerfasserIn]
Nakano, Yasushi [VerfasserIn]
Nishio, Kazumi [VerfasserIn]
Nakajima, Yukiko [VerfasserIn]
Suzuki, Shoji [VerfasserIn]
Yoshida, Shuichi [VerfasserIn]
Tateno, Hiroki [VerfasserIn]
Ishii, Makoto [VerfasserIn]
Fukunaga, Koichi [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Asthma
Female
General fatigue
Japanese cohort study
Journal Article
Long COVID-19
Multicenter Study

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Date Completed 01.04.2024

Date Revised 08.04.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.alit.2023.11.003

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM364876409