Long-term reduced functional capacity and quality of life in hospitalized COVID-19 patients

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Authors

Anderson Donelli da Silveira · Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul

Fernando Luís Scolari · Ted Rogers Centre for Heart Research

Marina Petersen Saadi · Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre

Darshan H. Brahmbhatt · Ted Rogers Centre for Heart Research

Maurício Milani · Hasselt University

Juliana Goulart Prata Oliveira Milani · Hasselt University

Gerson Cipriano

Abstract

Hospitalized COVID-19 patients presented, 7 months after discharge, with a reduction in functional capacity and HRQoL when compared to historical controls. HRQoL were reduced and correlated with the reduced peak VO2 in our population.

Topics & Keywords

Long-Term Effects of COVID-19 COVID-19 and Mental Health Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Research

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Frontiers in Medicine

Volume 10, pp. 1289454-1289454

DOI: 10.3389/fmed.2023.1289454

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