epidemiology

Abstract Recent studies have investigated post-acute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 infection (PASC, or long COVID) using real-world patient data such as electronic health records (EHR). Prior studies have typically been conducted on patient cohorts with specific patient populations which makes their...

Link to post with link to published paper ******************** Preprint: https://assets.researchsquare.com/files/rs-2021203/v1/5b03bf74-4a36-49f7-9a59-b63be81a30c2.pdf?c=1663177822 Prevalence and predictors of long COVID among non-hospitalised adolescents and young adults: a prospective...

Background: The long-term sequelae after COVID-19 constitute a challenge to public health and increased knowledge is needed. We investigated the prevalence of self-reported persistent symptoms and reduced health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in relation to functional exercise capacity, 6...

Introduction: In children, the manifestations of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in the acute phase are considered mild compared with those in adults; however, some children experience a severe disease that requires hospitalization. This study was designed to present the operation and...

Symptoms of Long-COVID 1-Year After a COVID-19 Outbreak Among Sailors on a French Aircraft Carrier Anne Perisse, François De Cacqueray, David Delarbre, Hélène Marsaa, Cedric Bergmann, Virginie Da Silva, Antoine Bronstein, Nicolas Paleiron, Nastasia Menoud, Jacques Cobola, Catherine Verret...

Abstract Objectives To determine the clinical sequelae of long covid for a year after infection in patients with mild disease and to evaluate its association with age, sex, SARS-CoV-2 variants, and vaccination status. Design Retrospective nationwide cohort study. Setting Electronic medical...

Association between SARS-CoV-2 Infection and Select Symptoms and Conditions 31 to 150 Days After Testing among Children and Adults Yongkang Zhang, Alfonso Romieu-Hernandez, Tegan K Boehmer, Eduardo Azziz-Baumgartner, Thomas Carton, Adi V. Gundlapalli, Julia Fearrington, Kshema Nagavedu...

INTRODUCTION “Long COVID” is defined as symptoms that persist 12 weeks beyond the acute phase of the coronavirus-2019 (COVID-19) infection and is estimated to affect 3.0% to 11.7% of the UK population. Symptoms include headache, myalgia, fatigue, and loss of taste and smell.1 Parosmia can...

Full title: Prevalence and severity of symptoms 3 months after infection with SARS-CoV-2 compared to test-negative and population controls in the Netherlands ABSTRACT Background This prospective study assesses symptoms three months after SARS-CoV-2-infection compared to test-negative and...

Full title: Association of Initial SARS-CoV-2 Test Positivity With Patient-Reported Well-being 3 Months After a Symptomatic Illness Open access: https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2799116 Question How do patient-reported physical, mental, and social well-being compare...

UK - NHS England. COVID-19 Post-Covid Assessment Service This publication contains information on activity and demographics of patients who have been referred to a Post-Covid (Long Covid) assessment clinic in England. It includes data at both national and regional level. Background Information...

Abstract With increasing numbers infected by SARS-CoV-2, understanding long-COVID is essential to inform health and social care support. A Scottish population cohort of 33,281 laboratory-confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infections and 62,957 never-infected individuals were followed-up via 6, 12 and...

The vast majority of research on ME/CFS, including epidemiological data, comes from Europe, the USA, Oceania, and to a lesser extent Japan and South Korea. However, there is scant data on the prevalence and incidence of the disease in Africa, Asia and South America, even though the most...

The present study found adult rates of chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) in Nigeria that were somewhat higher than rates from community-based CFS epidemiologic studies in the USA. The rates of chronic fatigue for both adults and children were also higher than in existing community-based studies...

Daniel Ayoubkhani, Matthew L Bosworth, Sasha King, Koen B Pouwels, Myer Glickman, Vahé Nafilyan, Francesco Zaccardi, Kamlesh Khunti, Nisreen A Alwan, A Sarah Walker https://academic.oup.com/ofid/advance-article/doi/10.1093/ofid/ofac464/6696170?login=false

Abstract Background The empirical basis for a quantitative assessment of the disease burden imposed by long-COVID is currently scant. We aimed to inform the disease burden caused by long-COVID in Japan. Methods We conducted a cross sectional self-report questionnaire survey. The questionnaire...

Key Points Question What are the rates, clinical settings, and factors associated with documentation of care related to COVID-19 at 3 or more months after acute infection? Findings In this cohort study of 198 601 persons with a positive SARS-CoV-2 test, COVID-19 care was documented in 13.5%...

Abstract Symptoms of long coronavirus disease (COVID) were found in 38% of 170 patients followed for a median of 22.6 months. The most prevalent symptoms were fatigue, affected taste and smell, and difficulties remembering and concentrating. Predictors for long COVID were older age and number...

Abstract Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection is associated with a range of persistent symptoms impacting everyday functioning, known as post-COVID-19 condition or long COVID. We undertook a retrospective matched cohort study using a UK-based primary care...

Abstract Background A sizable part of post-COVID syndrome meets the diagnostic criteria for myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS). A doubling of cases of ME/CFS within the next years is therefore projected. Objectives Presentation of the current state of knowledge on...