COVID-19: 55% of patients develop symptoms after two years – Health

Two years after contracting COVID-19, about 55% of those admitted to hospital still had at least one symptom of the disease.As revealed by a study published in The Lancet.

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The research was conducted at Jin Yin Tan Hospital in Wuhan (China), It had 1,192 patients who required hospital treatment between January and May 2020at the beginning of the epidemic caused by the Sars-CoV-2 coronavirus.

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Experts followed its development after six months, a year and two years after being discharged from the hospital and found that Their mental and physical health improved over time, regardless of the severity of the disease.

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55% reported having at least one symptom of COVID-19 after two years, versus 68% detected after six months. The study notes that despite their physical and psychological progress, the health status and quality of life of patients who have contracted the disease tend to be worse than that of the general population.

This situation greatly affects those who are hospitalized due to the prolonged illness of COVID-19, Those still usually have at least one symptom two years after discharge from hospital, such as fatigue, shortness of breath, and trouble sleeping.

“Our findings suggest that more than two years is needed for a certain proportion of hospitalized patients who have survived coronavirus to fully recover,” Ben Kao, lead author of this work and professor at Sino-Japanese Friendship Hospital (China) explains in a statement. . ..

In light of these findings, he says, “there is clearly a need to provide ongoing support” to these survivors and “to understand how vaccines, new treatments, and variants affect long-term health.”

52% of participants in this study — with an average age of 57 at discharge — reported fatigue or muscle weakness as the most common symptom at six months, compared to 30% at two years.

In addition, 89% regardless of severity returned to work after two years, Highlights the report, which cites other symptoms after Covid such as joint pain, heart palpitations, dizziness and headache. Regarding quality of life, 23% reported having ‘pain or discomfort’ in the questionnaires, while 12% reported symptoms of ‘anxiety or depression’.

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Long-term COVID patients also reported problems with mobility (5%) and decreased activity levels (4%).

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