Delayed Antibody Response in the Acute Phase of Infection Is Associated with a Lower Mental Component of Quality of Life in Survivors of Severe and Critical COVID-19

Background: The long-term sequelae of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) significantly affects quality of life (QoL) in disease survivors. Delayed development of the adaptive immune response is associated with more severe disease and a worse prognosis in COVID-19. The effects of delayed immune response on COVID-19 sequelae and QoL are unknown. Methods: We conducted a prospective study to assess the relationship between the delayed antibody response in the acute phase of infection in naïve unvaccinated patients suffering from severe or critical COVID-19 and their QoL 12 months after hospital discharge. The 12-item Short Form Survey (SF-12) questionnaire was used for assessment of QoL. The SF-12 evaluates both mental and physical components of QoL, incorporating a mental component score (MCS-12) and a physical component score (PCS-12). A delayed antibody response was defined as testing negative for anti-spike SARS-CoV-2 antibodies at the time of hospital admission. Results: The study included 274 patients (154 men and 120 women). Of the enrolled patients, 144 had a delayed immune response. These patients had a significantly lower MCS-12 (p = 0.002), but PCS-12 (p = 0.397) was not significantly different at the 12-month follow-up compared to patients with positive anti-spike SARS-CoV-2 antibodies. The MCS-12 at the time of follow-up was negatively associated with delayed antibody response irrespective of possible confounders (p = 0.006; B = 3.609; ηp2 = 0.035; 95% CI = 1.069-6.150). An MSC-12 below 50 points at the time of follow-up was positively associated with delayed antibody response (p = 0.001; B = 1.092; OR = 2.979; 95% CI = 1.554-5.711). Conclusions: This study confirmed that, in patients with severe and critical COVID-19, a negative result for anti-spike SARS-CoV-2 antibodies at the time of hospital admission is associated with a lower mental component of QoL in unvaccinated patients naïve to COVID-19 one year after hospital discharge.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:13

Enthalten in:

Journal of clinical medicine - 13(2024), 7 vom: 27. März

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Dababseh, Mohammad Mahmud Otman [VerfasserIn]
Sabaka, Peter [VerfasserIn]
Duraníková, Oľga [VerfasserIn]
Horváthová, Simona [VerfasserIn]
Valkovič, Peter [VerfasserIn]
Straka, Igor [VerfasserIn]
Nagyová, Anna [VerfasserIn]
Boža, Vladimír [VerfasserIn]
Kravec, Marián [VerfasserIn]
Jurenka, Ján [VerfasserIn]
Koščálová, Alena [VerfasserIn]
Mihalov, Peter [VerfasserIn]
Marešová, Eliška [VerfasserIn]
Bendžala, Matej [VerfasserIn]
Kušnírová, Alice [VerfasserIn]
Stankovič, Igor [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Anti-spike SARS-CoV-2 antibodies
COVID-19
Delayed antibody response
Journal Article
Mental health
Quality of life

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Date Revised 15.04.2024

published: Electronic

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

doi:

10.3390/jcm13071938

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM371000181