Impact of long-COVID on health-related quality of life in Japanese COVID-19 patients

• Published in: Health and quality of life outcomes Vol. 20; no. 1; pp. 1 - 9
• Main Authors: Tsuzuki, Shinya, Miyazato, Yusuke, Terada, Mari, Morioka, Shinichiro, Ohmagari, Norio, Beutels, Philippe
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London BioMed Central Ltd 19.08.2022; BioMed Central; BMC
• Subjects: Analysis; Coronaviruses; COVID-19; Demography; Disease; Disease burden; Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation; Health aspects; Health surveys; Infections; Long COVID; Patients; Prolongation; Quality of life; Questionnaires; Regression analysis; Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; Signs and symptoms; Statistical analysis; Steroids; Surveys; Values; Ventilation; Japan

The empirical basis for a quantitative assessment of the disease burden imposed by long-COVID is currently scant. We aimed to inform the disease burden caused by long-COVID in Japan. We conducted a cross sectional self-report questionnaire survey. The questionnaire was mailed to 526 eligible patient...