Health behaviour
How much does Long COVID after mild illness hurt quality of life?
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In 112 Long-COVID patients (mostly mild acute COVID), SF-36 physical scores were markedly below Swiss norms; fatigue and concentration problems dominated.
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Even after mild/moderate acute COVID, clinic Long-COVID patients show impaired HRQoL.
In 112 Zurich Post-Covid outpatients, fatigue/concentration/dyspnea were common and SF-36 physical scores were markedly below Swiss norms.
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Patient-led surveys, clinic HRQoL cohorts, and Delphi consensus should not be collapsed into one prevalence or one treatment claim.
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Patient-led surveys, clinic HRQoL cohorts, and Delphi consensus should not be collapsed into one prevalence or one treatment claim.
Study at a glance
- Design
- Cohort — Prospective Long-COVID clinic cohort with HRQoL instruments vs Swiss population norms
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- N=112 · Long-COVID patients after mostly mild acute infection; Feb–Aug 2021
- Population
- Adults with Long-COVID after mild-to-moderate COVID-19 at University Hospital Zurich
- Outcome
- Impaired health-related quality of life (SF-36, EQ-5D-5L, SGRQ)
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How much does Long COVID after mild illness hurt quality of life?
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112 patients; 86 (76.8%) female.
112 patients were included, 86 (76.8%) were female, median (IQR) age was 43 (32.0, 52.5) years with 126 (91, 180) days of symptoms.
90.2% mild acute infection.
Patients mostly suffered initially from a mild acute SARS-CoV-2 infection (90.2%).
Key findings
112 patients (76.8% women; median age 43); 90.2% had mild acute infection. Fatigue 81.3%, concentration difficulties and dyspnea each 59.8%. SF-36 physical health scores were remarkably lower than Swiss norms; about one-third reported reduced workload.
Methodology
Enrolled Long-COVID clinic patients (Feb–Aug 2021), measured HRQoL with SGRQ, EQ-5D-5L, and SF-36, and compared physical/mental scores with Swiss general-population references before and during the pandemic.
Limitations
Specialty-clinic sampling over-represents people seeking care; no randomized intervention effect is estimated.
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