epidemiology

Summary Background Lack of specific definitions of clinical characteristics, disease severity, and risk and preventive factors of post-COVID-19 syndrome (PCS) severely impacts research and discovery of new preventive and therapeutics drugs. Methods This prospective multicenter cohort study was...

Post COVID-19 symptoms are common, also among young adults in the general population Mogensen, Ida; Ekström, Sandra; Hallberg, Jenny; Georgelis, Antonios; Melén, Erik; Bergström, Anna; Kull, Inger Post coronavirus disease-19 (post COVID-19) is mainly studied in clinical populations and less is...

A systematic review and meta-analysis of long-term sequelae of COVID-19 2-year after SARS-CoV-2 infection: A call to action for neurological, physical, and psychological sciences Abstract Long-term sequelae conditions of COVID-19 at least 2-year following SARS-CoV-2 infection are unclear and...

Recovery and symptom trajectories up to two years after SARS-CoV-2 infection: population based, longitudinal cohort study Tala Ballouz; Dominik Menges; Alexia Anagnostopoulos; Anja Domenghino; Hélène E Aschmann; Anja Frei; Jan S Fehr; Milo A Puhan Objective To evaluate longer term symptoms and...

Systematic review of the prevalence of Long Covid Woodrow, Mirembe; Carey, Charles; Ziauddeen, Nida; Thomas, Rebecca; Akrami, Athena; Lutje, Vittoria; Greenwood, Darren C; Alwan, Nisreen A Background: Long Covid occurs in those infected with SARSCoV2 whose symptoms persist or develop beyond the...

Abstract Introduction At the pandemic's beginning, significant concern has risen about the prevalence of myocardial involvement after SARS-CoV-2 infection. We assessed the cardiovascular burden of SARS-CoV-2 in a large cohort of athletes and identified factors that might affect the disease...

Now published - link here ******* Preprint Research Square Socioeconomic determinants of myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome in Norway: a registry study Abstract Background: Previous research has shown that socioeconomic status (SES) is a strong predictor of chronic disease...

by Shen et al, 2023 Abstract Background Persistence of physical symptoms after SARS-CoV-2 infection is a major public health concern, although evidence from large observational studies remain scarce. We aimed to assess the prevalence of physical symptoms in relation to acute illness severity...

Abstract Background: Little is known about the risk of Long Covid following reinfection with SARS-CoV-2. We estimated the likelihood of new-onset, self-reported Long Covid after a second SARS-CoV-2 infection, and compared to a first infection. Methods: We included UK COVID-19 Infection Survey...

Prevalence and characteristics of long COVID in elderly patients: An observational cohort study of over 2 million adults in the US Kin Wah Fung; Fitsum Baye; Seo H. Baik; Zhaonian Zheng; Clement J. McDonald Background Incidence of long COVID in the elderly is difficult to estimate and can be...

https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/72/wr/mm7215a1.htm Chronic Pain Among Adults — United States, 2019–2021 Weekly / April 14, 2023 / 72(15);379–385 Print S. Michaela Rikard, PhD1; Andrea E. Strahan, PhD1; Kristine M. Schmit, MD1; Gery P. Guy Jr., PhD1 (VIEW AUTHOR AFFILIATIONS) View suggested...

Prevalence of long COVID complaints in persons with and without COVID-19 Abstract We studied the prevalence and patterns of typical long COVID complaints in ~ 2.3 million individuals aged 18–70 years with and without confirmed COVID-19 in a Nation-wide population-based prospective cohort study...

Abstract Recent studies have investigated post-acute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 infection (PASC, or long COVID) using real-world patient data such as electronic health records (EHR). Prior studies have typically been conducted on patient cohorts with specific patient populations which makes their...

Link to post with link to published paper ******************** Preprint: https://assets.researchsquare.com/files/rs-2021203/v1/5b03bf74-4a36-49f7-9a59-b63be81a30c2.pdf?c=1663177822 Prevalence and predictors of long COVID among non-hospitalised adolescents and young adults: a prospective...

Background: The long-term sequelae after COVID-19 constitute a challenge to public health and increased knowledge is needed. We investigated the prevalence of self-reported persistent symptoms and reduced health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in relation to functional exercise capacity, 6...

Introduction: In children, the manifestations of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in the acute phase are considered mild compared with those in adults; however, some children experience a severe disease that requires hospitalization. This study was designed to present the operation and...

Symptoms of Long-COVID 1-Year After a COVID-19 Outbreak Among Sailors on a French Aircraft Carrier Anne Perisse, François De Cacqueray, David Delarbre, Hélène Marsaa, Cedric Bergmann, Virginie Da Silva, Antoine Bronstein, Nicolas Paleiron, Nastasia Menoud, Jacques Cobola, Catherine Verret...

Abstract Objectives To determine the clinical sequelae of long covid for a year after infection in patients with mild disease and to evaluate its association with age, sex, SARS-CoV-2 variants, and vaccination status. Design Retrospective nationwide cohort study. Setting Electronic medical...

Association between SARS-CoV-2 Infection and Select Symptoms and Conditions 31 to 150 Days After Testing among Children and Adults Yongkang Zhang, Alfonso Romieu-Hernandez, Tegan K Boehmer, Eduardo Azziz-Baumgartner, Thomas Carton, Adi V. Gundlapalli, Julia Fearrington, Kshema Nagavedu...

INTRODUCTION “Long COVID” is defined as symptoms that persist 12 weeks beyond the acute phase of the coronavirus-2019 (COVID-19) infection and is estimated to affect 3.0% to 11.7% of the UK population. Symptoms include headache, myalgia, fatigue, and loss of taste and smell.1 Parosmia can...