Post-COVID-19 Condition and Health Status

Background: Observational studies of the long-term effects COVID-19 infection generally focus on individual symptoms rather than health status. Objective: Longitudinal assessment general status following infection. Design: study, with data collected from two telephone surveys at 32 ± 10 and 89 25 days after discharge hospital or emergency department (ED) for a Medicaid no insurance was our marker low socioeconomic (SES). Acute disease severity determined by summing markers (yes-no) encounter. Baseline comorbidity modified Charlson Index. Participants: 40 patients. Mean age 54 15 years, 50% were female, 40% had Main Measures: (1) 20-item Medical Outcomes Study Short-Form General Health Survey (SF-20); (2) Dyspnea (modified Research Council); (3) Psychological (Patient Questionnaire Anxiety Depression); (4) Cognitive function (Cognitive Change Questionnaire); (5) Fatigue (Short (6) A 10-item review systems (ROS) questionnaire. Key Results: Percentages abnormal first second (respectively): (40, 33), (53, 50), (33, 18), Depression (20, 10), PHQ-4 Composite (25, 13), (18, 10). scores SF-20 subscales, Physical Functioning, Role Social Perception, Mental Health, Pain numerically lower means published study elderly outpatients. With exception Pain, all subscale improved significantly survey. In multivariable analyses, dyspnea predictive impairment in subscales Conclusions: causes persistent abnormality across multiple patient-reported outcome areas, including The persistence each component is influenced baseline dyspnea.