epidemiology

Tinnitus, vertigo and dizziness are symptoms commonly reported among Long and Post COVID patients, however the severity of these symptoms has not been assessed in large trials. Therefore, in this study a large cohort of Long COVID patients was surveyed about the presence and severity of tinnitus...

https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanres/article/PIIS2213-2600(22)00127-8/fulltext The PHOSP-COVID Collaborative Group Clinical characteristics with inflammation profiling of long COVID and association with 1-year recovery following hospitalisation in the UK: a prospective observational study...

Six-month sequelae of post-vaccination SARS-CoV-2 infection: A retrospective cohort study of 10,024 breakthrough infections Maxime Taquet, Quentin Dercon, Paul J.Harrison Highlights Prior COVID-19 vaccination is associated with lower risk of many but not all COVID-19 sequelae. The risks of...

J Infect Dis. Global Prevalence of Post COVID-19 Condition or Long COVID: A Meta-Analysis and Systematic Review Chen Chen et al Abstract Introduction: This study aims to examine the worldwide prevalence of post COVID-19 condition, through a systematic review and meta-analysis. Methods: PubMed...

Abstract Background Long-term outcome data of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) survivors are needed to understand their recovery trajectory and additional care needs. Methods A prospective observational multicentre cohort study was carried out of adults hospitalised with COVID-19 from...

ABSTRACT In this article, we update our earlier analyses of myalgic encephalomyelitis / chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) economic impact and its National Institutes of Health (NIH) funding versus disease burden, taking into account the anticipated new cases of ME/CFS resulting from COVID-19...

Abstract Background Systematic reviews have shown a high prevalence of long-term persistent sequelae after COVID-19. The aim of this study was to describe the prevalence and risk factors associated with long‐lasting clinical symptoms (LLCS) in survivors on chronic dialysis at 6 months after the...

Prevalence, determinants, and impact on general health and working capacity of post-acute sequelae of COVID-19 six to 12 month after infection: a population-based retrospective cohort study from southern Germany Peter, Kern et al https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2022.03.14.22272316v1...

COVID-19 Schools Infection Survey, England: mental health and long COVID, November to December 2021 "1.Main points Since March 2020, 1.0% of primary school-aged pupils and 2.7% of secondary school-aged pupils met the Delphi criteria for having experienced long COVID lasting at least 12 weeks...

Abstract Adverse psychosocial exposure or "misery" is associated with physical disease. This association may not be causal. Rather it may reflect issues of reverse causation, reporting bias, and confounding by aspects of the material environment typically associated with misery. A non-causal...

Moved posts Have found this article suggesting vaccination may not reduce the risk of Long Covid, but as always it is not clear how much reliance to place on a newspaper article, especially one with a potentially misleading headline, see No evidence vaccine reduces risk of Long Covid, says...

I'm interested to know how your ME has progressed in severity levels over all the years you have been sick. For easier reading can you write first the amount of years sick with ME, how long each stage and severity level. Thanks. For me: 26 years sick. Progression: Mild with severe cognitive...

Abstract Background: Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) is a long-term disabling illness accompanied by medically unexplained fatigue. This study aimed to explore the epidemiological characteristics of CFS in South Korea. Methods: Using the nationwide medical records provided by the Korean Health...

Abstract The objective of this paper is to model lost Quality Adjusted Life Years (QALYs) from symptoms arising from COVID-19 disease in the UK population, including symptoms of ‘long-COVID’. The scope includes QALYs lost to symptoms, but not deaths, due to acute COVID-19 and long-COVID. The...

Full title: Acute and persistent symptoms in children with PCR-confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infection compared to test-negative children in England: active, prospective, national surveillance Abstract Background Most children recover quickly after COVID-19, but some may have on-going symptoms...

Abstract Post COVID-19 Syndrome (PCS) is a complex of various symptoms developing a month or more after the acute phase of the disease. The cases of PCS development among patients with asymptomatic/mild forms are frequently reported; however, the pathogenesis of PCS in this group of patients is...

Abstract Importance Short-term and long-term persistent postacute sequelae of COVID-19 (PASC) have not been systematically evaluated. The incidence and evolution of PASC are dependent on time from infection, organ systems and tissue affected, vaccination status, variant of the virus, and...

Full title: The impact of Post-COVID-Syndrome on functioning – results from a community survey in patients after mild and moderate SARS-CoV-2-infections in Germany Abstract Background In COVID-19 survivors a relatively high number of long-term symptoms have been observed. Besides impact on...

Abstract Objectives This study aimed to investigate post COVID 19 symptoms amongst elderly females and whether they could be a risk factor for developing Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) later on. Methods This was a retrospective cross-sectional study, in the form of an online survey. A total of...

Abstract Long-COVID-19 is a proposed syndrome negatively affecting the health of COVID-19 patients. We present data on self-rated health three to eight months after laboratory confirmed COVID-19 disease compared to a control group of SARS-CoV-2 negative patients. We followed a cohort of 8786...