The goal of this observational study is to learn about the long-term evolution of long COVID. The main question it aims to answer is: Does the main symptoms of the patients diagnosed with long COVID aproximate to those of patients who have had COVID acute infection without devoloping long COVID? Participants will answer mailed survey questions about their main symptons.
Scales, indexes and questionnaires were mailed to 40 patients with long COVID to evaluate their main symptoms. Fatigue, emotional disorders, sleep disorders, cognitive impairments, dyspnea, physical activity, quality of life and pain were analyzed. The patients were reassessed after three years. The same scales, indexes and questionnaires were also sent to a control group of 40 volunteers of the same age and sex as the cases.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
80
Hospital Universitario Río Hortega
Valladolid, Valladolid, Spain
Fatigue
MFIS scale
Time frame: From enrollment to three years later
Emotional disorders
HADS scale
Time frame: From enrollment to three years later
Sleep disorders
PSQI
Time frame: From enrollment to three years later
Cognitive impairments
MFE-30
Time frame: From enrollment to three years later
Dyspnea
mMRC
Time frame: From enrollment to three years later
Physical activity
GPAQ
Time frame: From enrollment to three years later
Quality of life (healthcare)
SF-36
Time frame: From enrollment to three years later
Pain (healthcare)
EGDC
Time frame: From enrollment to three years later
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