ArticleInternational journal of infectious diseases : IJID : official publication of the International Society for Infectious Diseases2022
Prevalence of long COVID in a national cohort: longitudinal measures from disease onset until 8 months' follow-up.
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- Global prevalence of post-COVID-19 condition: a systematic review and meta-analysis of prospective evidence.Health promotion and chronic disease prevention in Canada : research, policy and practice · 2025Pooled it
- Post-COVID syndrome prevalence: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC public health · 2024Pooled it
- Living with "long COVID": A systematic review and meta-synthesis of qualitative evidence.PloS one · 2023Pooled it
- Diode laser in management of loss of taste sensation in patients with post-COVID syndrome: a randomized clinical trial.BMC oral health · 2023Trial
- Pandemic research in a small island society-a narrative review of research contributions during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic in the Faroe Islands.International journal of circumpolar health · 2026Review
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- Perceptions of Long COVID Patients Regarding Health Assistance: Insights from a Qualitative Study in Spain.Nursing reports (Pavia, Italy) · 2024Article
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- Traumatic Brain Injury in the Long-COVID Era.Neurotrauma reports · 2024Review
- The knowns and unknowns of long COVID-19: from mechanisms to therapeutical approaches.Frontiers in immunology · 2024Review
- Quantifying the Adverse Effects of Long COVID on Individuals' Health After Infection: A Propensity Score Matching Design Study.Risk management and healthcare policy · 2024Article
- Epidemiology, Symptoms and Pathophysiology of Long Covid Complications.Journal of cellular immunology · 2024Article
- Characteristics associated with high hospital spending over 1 year among patients hospitalised for COVID-19 in the USA: a cohort study.BMJ public health · 2023Article
- Long COVID in children and adolescents: prevalence, clinical manifestations, and management strategies.Clinical and experimental pediatrics · 2023Article
- "There is no one who helps you with it": experiences of people with long COVID regarding medical care, therapeutic measures, and barriers in the German healthcare system: results of a qualitative study with four focus groups.BMC health services research · 2023Article
- Dynamics of the Microbiota and Its Relationship with Post-COVID-19 Syndrome.International journal of molecular sciences · 2023Review
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- How do long COVID patients perceive their current life situation and occupational perspective? Results of a qualitative interview study in Germany.Frontiers in public health · 2023Article
- A descriptive study of the clinical impacts on COVID-19 survivors using telemonitoring (The TeleCOVID Study).Frontiers in medical technology · 2023Article
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Abstract
objectivesPersistence of COVID-19 symptoms in nonhospitalized individuals beyond a few months has not been well characterized. In this longitudinal study from the Faroe Islands, we present prevalence of long COVID in mainly nonhospitalized patients who were followed up for up to 8 months.
methodsAll Faroese individuals with confirmed COVID-19 diagnosis from August to December 2020 were invited to participate in this study (n = 297). Demographic and clinical characteristics and self-reported symptoms were ascertained prospectively using a detailed questionnaire administered at repeated phone interviews.
resultsA total of 226 individuals participated at baseline (226/297, 76% participation rate), of whom 170 participants had more than 3 months follow-up. Of these, 39% (n = 67/170, 95% confidence interval [CI] 32-37%) reported persistent symptoms (median [range] 168 [93-231] days) after the acute phase and 8% (n = 14/170, 95% CI 5-13%) reported severe persistent symptoms. The most prevalent symptoms were fatigue (17%) and smell (17%) and taste (14%) dysfunction. Long COVID was more common in people reporting daily medication use (odds ratio 2.34, 95% CI 1.02-5.37).
conclusionOur results show that symptoms may take months to resolve, even among nonhospitalized individuals, with a mild illness in the acute phase. Continued monitoring for long COVID is needed to evaluate the added risk of a potential public health concern.
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