The Impact of Post-COVID-19 Syndrome on Self-Reported Physical Activity, 2021, Delbressine et al

Abstract

Background: A subgroup of patients recovering from COVID-19 experience persistent symptoms, decreased quality of life, increased dependency on others for personal care and impaired performance of activities of daily living. However, the long-term effects of COVID-19 on physical activity (PA) in this subgroup of patients with persistent symptoms remain unclear.

Methods: Demographics, self-reported average time spent walking per week, as well as participation in activities pre-COVID-19 and after three and six months of follow-up were assessed in members of online long-COVID-19 peer support groups.

Results: Two hundred thirty-nine patients with a confirmed COVID-19 diagnosis were included (83% women, median (IQR) age: 50 (39–56) years). Patients reported a significantly decreased weekly walking time after three months of follow-up (three months: 60 (15–120) min. vs. pre-COVID-19: 120 (60–240) min./week; p < 0.05). Six months after the onset of symptoms walking time was still significantly lower compared to pre-COVID-19 but significantly increased compared to three months of follow-up (three months: 60 (15–120) min. vs. six months: 90 (30–150) min.; p < 0.05).

Conclusions: Patients who experience persistent symptoms after COVID-19 may still demonstrate a significantly decreased walking time six months after the onset of symptoms. More research is needed to investigate long-term consequences and possible treatment options to guide patients during the recovery fromCOVID-19.

Open access, https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/18/11/6017

 

At some point this process where several people work for several months evaluating hundreds of patients to check ONE SINGLE THING is going to have to mature because it's the most extreme form of redundancy I have ever seen. Like 99% of efforts are pointlessly wasted simply because everyone repeats the same steps, all to check one single thing.

So basically the difference between artisan work and factory work, all serial. This is extreme inefficiency and it doesn't even add any benefits, it's clearly not as if the work is any more rigorous for it.