Observational studyBMC infectious diseases2021
Six-month follow-up of functional status in discharged patients with coronavirus disease 2019.
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- Post-COVID neuropsychiatric symptoms in India: Prevalence, risk factors, and persistence.Indian journal of psychiatry · 2026Article
- Association Between Acute COVID-19 Infection and Long COVID in a Non-Hospitalized Population: A Retrospective Case-Control Study.Health science reports · 2025Article
- Cardiac Hemodynamics, Tissue Oxygenation, and Functional Capacity in Post-COVID-19 Patients.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2025Article
- Functional Outcome after Clinical Recovery from Moderate to Critical COVID-19 among Patients Admitted to the Philippine General Hospital: A Prospective Cohort Study.Acta medica Philippina · 2024Article
- Eight lessons from 2 years of use of the Post-COVID-19 Functional Status scale.The European respiratory journal · 2023Article
- Post-COVID-19 functional limitations in hospitalized patients and associated risk factors: A 3-month follow-up study.Physiotherapy research international : the journal for researchers and clinicians in physical therapy · 2022Article
- The Short- and Long-Term Clinical, Radiological and Functional Consequences of COVID-19.Archivos de bronconeumologia · 2022Review
- Neuropsychiatric phenotype of post COVID-19 syndrome in non-hospitalized patients.Frontiers in neurology · 2022Article
- Association Between Previous Stroke and Severe COVID-19: A Retrospective Cohort Study and an Overall Review of Meta-Analysis.Frontiers in neurology · 2022Article
- Myosteatosis Significantly Predicts Persistent Dyspnea and Mobility Problems in COVID-19 Survivors.Frontiers in nutrition · 2022Article
- Predictors of Functional Impairment in Severe COVID-19 Patients Two Months After Discharge.Therapeutic advances in pulmonary and critical care medicineArticle
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Abstract
backgroundThe long-term functional outcome of discharged patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) remains unresolved. We aimed to describe a 6-month follow-up of functional status of COVID-19 survivors.
methodsWe reviewed the data of COVID-19 patients who had been consecutively admitted to the Tumor Center of Union Hospital (Wuhan, China) between 15 February and 14 March 2020. We quantified a 6-month functional outcome reflecting symptoms and disability in COVID-19 survivors using a post-COVID-19 functional status scale ranging from 0 to 4 (PCFS). We examined the risk factors for the incomplete functional status defined as a PCFS > 0 at a 6-month follow-up after discharge.
resultsWe included a total of 95 COVID-19 survivors with a median age of 62 (IQR 53-69) who had a complete functional status (PCFS grade 0) at baseline in this retrospective observational study. At 6-month follow-up, 67 (70.5%) patients had a complete functional outcome (grade 0), 9 (9.5%) had a negligible limited function (grade 1), 12 (12.6%) had a mild limited function (grade 2), 7 (7.4%) had moderate limited function (grade 3). Univariable logistic regression analysis showed a significant association between the onset symptoms of muscle or joint pain and an increased risk of incomplete function (unadjusted OR 4.06, 95% CI 1.33-12.37). This association remained after adjustment for age and admission delay (adjusted OR 3.39, 95% CI 1.06-10.81, p = 0.039).
conclusionsA small proportion of discharged COVID-19 patients may have an incomplete functional outcome at a 6-month follow-up; intervention strategies are required.
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