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Mental Fatigue, Activities of Daily Living, Sick Leave and Functional Status among Patients with Long COVID: A Cross-Sectional Study
Studies suggest that persistent symptoms after COVID-19 (long COVID) influence functioning and activities of daily living (ADL). However, it is still uncertain how and to what extent. This study aimed to describe patient-reported mental fatigue, ADL problems, ADL ability, sick leave and functional s...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9690484/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36429458 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph192214739 |
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author | Nielsen, Trine Brøns Leth, Steffen Pedersen, Mathilde Harbo, Helle Dahl Nielsen, Claus Vinther Laursen, Cecilia Hee Schiøttz-Christensen, Berit Oestergaard, Lisa Gregersen |
author_facet | Nielsen, Trine Brøns Leth, Steffen Pedersen, Mathilde Harbo, Helle Dahl Nielsen, Claus Vinther Laursen, Cecilia Hee Schiøttz-Christensen, Berit Oestergaard, Lisa Gregersen |
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description | Studies suggest that persistent symptoms after COVID-19 (long COVID) influence functioning and activities of daily living (ADL). However, it is still uncertain how and to what extent. This study aimed to describe patient-reported mental fatigue, ADL problems, ADL ability, sick leave and functional status among patients with long COVID. In this cross-sectional study, 448 patients, ≥18 years old and referred to occupational therapy at a Danish Post-COVID-19 Clinic, were included. Mental fatigue was measured by the Mental Fatigue Scale, ADL problems and ability were measured by the Canadian Occupational Performance Measure, sick leave was self-reported and functional status was evaluated by the Post-COVID-19 Functional Status Scale. Mean age was 46.8 years, 73% of the patients were female, and 75% suffered from moderate to severe mental fatigue. The majority reported difficulties performing productive and leisure activities. The median performance and satisfaction scores were 4.8 and 3, respectively. In total, 56% of the patients were on sick leave, and 94% were referred to rehabilitation. A decrease in functional status was found between pre-COVID-19 and assessment. Conclusively, the patients were highly affected in their everyday life and had distinct rehabilitation needs. Future research is needed to address causalities and rehabilitation for this patient group. |
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spelling | pubmed-96904842022-11-25 Mental Fatigue, Activities of Daily Living, Sick Leave and Functional Status among Patients with Long COVID: A Cross-Sectional Study Nielsen, Trine Brøns Leth, Steffen Pedersen, Mathilde Harbo, Helle Dahl Nielsen, Claus Vinther Laursen, Cecilia Hee Schiøttz-Christensen, Berit Oestergaard, Lisa Gregersen Int J Environ Res Public Health Article Studies suggest that persistent symptoms after COVID-19 (long COVID) influence functioning and activities of daily living (ADL). However, it is still uncertain how and to what extent. This study aimed to describe patient-reported mental fatigue, ADL problems, ADL ability, sick leave and functional status among patients with long COVID. In this cross-sectional study, 448 patients, ≥18 years old and referred to occupational therapy at a Danish Post-COVID-19 Clinic, were included. Mental fatigue was measured by the Mental Fatigue Scale, ADL problems and ability were measured by the Canadian Occupational Performance Measure, sick leave was self-reported and functional status was evaluated by the Post-COVID-19 Functional Status Scale. Mean age was 46.8 years, 73% of the patients were female, and 75% suffered from moderate to severe mental fatigue. The majority reported difficulties performing productive and leisure activities. The median performance and satisfaction scores were 4.8 and 3, respectively. In total, 56% of the patients were on sick leave, and 94% were referred to rehabilitation. A decrease in functional status was found between pre-COVID-19 and assessment. Conclusively, the patients were highly affected in their everyday life and had distinct rehabilitation needs. Future research is needed to address causalities and rehabilitation for this patient group. MDPI 2022-11-09 /pmc/articles/PMC9690484/ /pubmed/36429458 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph192214739 Text en © 2022 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Article Nielsen, Trine Brøns Leth, Steffen Pedersen, Mathilde Harbo, Helle Dahl Nielsen, Claus Vinther Laursen, Cecilia Hee Schiøttz-Christensen, Berit Oestergaard, Lisa Gregersen Mental Fatigue, Activities of Daily Living, Sick Leave and Functional Status among Patients with Long COVID: A Cross-Sectional Study |
title | Mental Fatigue, Activities of Daily Living, Sick Leave and Functional Status among Patients with Long COVID: A Cross-Sectional Study |
title_full | Mental Fatigue, Activities of Daily Living, Sick Leave and Functional Status among Patients with Long COVID: A Cross-Sectional Study |
title_fullStr | Mental Fatigue, Activities of Daily Living, Sick Leave and Functional Status among Patients with Long COVID: A Cross-Sectional Study |
title_full_unstemmed | Mental Fatigue, Activities of Daily Living, Sick Leave and Functional Status among Patients with Long COVID: A Cross-Sectional Study |
title_short | Mental Fatigue, Activities of Daily Living, Sick Leave and Functional Status among Patients with Long COVID: A Cross-Sectional Study |
title_sort | mental fatigue, activities of daily living, sick leave and functional status among patients with long covid: a cross-sectional study |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9690484/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36429458 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph192214739 |
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