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ArticleBrain, behavior, & immunity - health2023

Effect of mild COVID-19 on health-related quality of life.

Mary Patricia Nowalk, Theresa M Sax, Michael Susick, Louise H Taylor, Lloyd G Clarke, Klancie Dauer, Karen Clarke, Krissy Moehling Geffel, Richard K Zimmerman, G K Balasubramani

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Article in Brain, behavior, & immunity - health, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Mary Patricia NowalkUniversity of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Department of Family Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
Theresa M SaxUniversity of Pittsburgh, Graduate School of Public Health, Department of Epidemiology, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
Michael SusickUniversity of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Department of Family Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
Louise H TaylorUniversity of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Department of Family Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
Lloyd G ClarkeUPMC Health System Department of Pharmacy, Division of Infectious Diseases/Pharmacy Department, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
Klancie DauerUniversity of Pittsburgh, Graduate School of Public Health, Department of Epidemiology, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
Karen ClarkeUniversity of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Department of Family Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
Krissy Moehling GeffelUniversity of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Department of Family Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
Richard K ZimmermanUniversity of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Department of Family Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
G K BalasubramaniUniversity of Pittsburgh, Graduate School of Public Health, Department of Epidemiology, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
University of Pittsburgh · USUPMC Health System · US

Funding

University of Pittsburgh Clinical and Translational Science InstituteUL1TR001857 · NCATS · UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH · PI REIS, STEVEN E · 2016 to 2025
$129.3M
Outpatient VE for seasonal flu, pandemic flu and RSV in a large, diverse networkU01IP001035 · IP · UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH · PI ZIMMERMAN, RICHARD K · 2016 to 2020
$7.8M
NCATS NIH HHS UL1 TR001857NCIRD CDC HHS U01 IP001035
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: Little is known about the effects of a mild SARS-CoV-2 infection on health-related quality of life. Methods: This prospective observational study of symptomatic adults (18-87 years) who sought outpatient care for an acute respiratory illness, was conducted from 3/30/2020 to 4/30/2021. Participants completed the Short Form Health Survey (SF-12) at enrollment and 6-8 weeks later, to report their physical and mental health function levels as measured by the physical health and mental health composite scores (PHC and MHC, respectively). PHC and MHC scores for COVID-19 cases and non-COVID cases were compared using t-tests. Multivariable regression modeling was used to determine predictors of physical and mental health function at follow-up. Results: Of 2301 enrollees, 426 COVID-19 cases and 547 non-COVID cases completed both surveys. PHC improved significantly from enrollment to follow-up for both COVID-19 cases (5.4 ± 0.41; Conclusion: Both COVID-19 cases and non-COVID cases reported improved physical health function at 6-8 weeks' convalescence; whereas mental health function improved among COVID-19 cases but declined among non-COVID cases. Both physical and mental health functioning were significantly better among males with COVID-19 than females.

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COVID-19Health-related quality of lifeMental health functional statusPhysical health functional status

Identifiers

PMID36713477
PMCPMC9870615
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