期刊
JOURNAL OF GENERAL INTERNAL MEDICINE
卷 36, 期 12, 页码 3772-3777出版社
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s11606-021-07032-9
关键词
COVID-19; long-COVID; post-discharge outcomes; patient-reported outcomes
资金
- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health [K23HL145110]
The majority of severe COVID-19 patients do not return to their baseline health status even 6 months after hospital discharge, experiencing issues with both physical and mental health as well as shortness of breath. Some patients still require ongoing oxygen therapy and many continue to experience long-term fatigue.
BACKGROUND: Previous work has demonstrated that patients experience functional decline at 1-3 months post-discharge after COVID-19 hospitalization. OBJECTIVE: To determine whether symptoms persist further or improve over time, we followed patients discharged after hospitalization for severe COVID-19 to characterize their overall health status and their physical and mental health at 6 months post-hospital discharge. DESIGN: Prospective observational cohort study. PARTICIPANTS: Patients >= 18 years hospitalized for COVID-19 at a single health system, who required at minimum 6 l of supplemental oxygen during admission, had intact baseline functional status, and were discharged alive. MAINMEASURES: Overall health status, physical health, mental health, and dyspnea were assessed with validated surveys: the PROMIS (R) Global Health-10 and PROMIS (R) Dyspnea Characteristics instruments. KEY RESULTS: Of 152 patients who completed the 1 month post-discharge survey, 126 (83%) completed the 6-month survey. Median age of 6-month respondents was 62; 40% were female. Ninety-three (74%) patients reported that their health had not returned to baseline at 6 months, and endorsed a mean of 7.1 symptoms. Participants' summary t-scores in both the physical health and mental health domains at 6 months (45.2, standard deviation [SD] 9.8; 47.4, SD 9.8, respectively) remained lower than their baseline (physical health 53.7, SD 9.4; mental health 54.2, SD 8.0; p<0.001). Overall, 79 (63%) patients reported shortness of breath within the prior week (median score 2 out of 10 (interquartile range [IQR] 0-5), vs 42 (33%) pre-COVID-19 infection (0, IQR 0-1)). A total of 11/124 (9%) patients without pre-COVID oxygen requirements still needed oxygen 6 months post-hospital discharge. One hundred and seven (85%) were still experiencing fatigue at 6 months post-discharge. CONCLUSIONS: Even 6 months after hospital discharge, the majority of patients report that their health has not returned to normal. Support and treatments to return these patients back to their pre-COVID baseline are urgently needed.
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