ArticleJournal of clinical medicine2023
Two-Years Follow-Up of Symptoms and Return to Work in Complex Post-COVID-19 Patients.
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23 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Work ability and return-to-work of patients with post-COVID-19: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC public health · 2024Pooled it
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- Impaired Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cell (PBMC) Mitochondrial Respiration Is Associated with Mortality and Long COVID Syndrome Severity in COVID-19 Patients.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025Article
- Temporal changes in the risk of six-month post-COVID symptoms: a national population-based cohort study.American journal of epidemiology · 2025Article
- Long-term symptom burden in a young, ambulatory cohort after the omicron outbreak in China.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
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- Course of neuropsychological health in post-COVID patients differs 6 and 12 months after inpatient rehabilitation.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2025Article
- "A bit of a cough, tired, not very resilient - is that already Long-COVID?" perceptions and experiences of GPs with Long-COVID in year three of the pandemic. a qualitative interview study in Austria.BMC public health · 2024Article
- Impact of Long COVID on productivity and informal caregiving.The European journal of health economics : HEPAC : health economics in prevention and care · 2024Article
- Exploring the impact of cognitive dysfunction, fatigue, and shortness of breath on activities of daily life after COVID-19 infection, until 1-year follow-up.Journal of rehabilitation medicine · 2024Article
- Cognitive profile, neuroimaging and fluid biomarkers in post-acute COVID-19 syndrome.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- A Comprehensive Review of the Global Epidemiology, Clinical Management, Socio-Economic Impacts, and National Responses to Long COVID with Future Research Directions.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- Liability of Health Professionals Using Sensors, Telemedicine and Artificial Intelligence for Remote Healthcare.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- Mechanisms of Pulmonary Vasculopathy in Acute and Long-Term COVID-19: A Review.International journal of molecular sciences · 2024Review
- Fatigue and cognitive dysfunction in previously hospitalized patients with COVID-19: A 1-year follow-up.PloS one · 2024Article
- Investigating the trajectory of post-COVID impairments: a longitudinal study in Sweden.Frontiers in psychology · 2024Article
- Symptom intensity of post-COVID and long COVID syndromes in patients entering rehabilitation treatment.Reumatologia · 2024Article
- Occupational differences in the prevalence and severity of long-COVID: analysis of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) Infection Survey.Occupational and environmental medicine · 2023Article
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Abstract
introductionMany COVID-19 patients present with severe long-lasting symptoms. They might benefit from a coordination team to manage such complex situations, but late efficacy still needs to be determined. POPULATION AND
methodsOut of 105 contacts, 45 patients had two phone consultations separated by personalized support 15 and 22 months, respectively, after COVID infection. Self-reported symptoms, feelings of improvement and ability to return to work allowed us to determine the efficacy of the therapeutic strategy proposed.
resultsUnlike what was expected, many post-COVID-19 patients directly contacted the coordination team and had significant pre-existing comorbidities. Despite exercise, respiratory, olfactory rehabilitations, cognition/speech therapy and/or psychological support, the more frequent self-reported symptoms (fatigue, neurocognitive disorders, muscles and joint pain) did not resolve. However, dyspnea, anxiety and chest pain were significantly reduced. Finally, 2/3 of the patients felt some degree of improvement and returned to work either partially or fully, but 1/3 remained complaining of symptoms and out of work as late as 22 months after COVID occurrence. All patients greatly appreciated the second phone consultation.
conclusionsIn such complex situations, besides early and adapted rehabilitations and psychological help allowing better symptom management, relatively simple actions such as a phone call might be very useful to reduce patients' feelings of abandonment.
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