Tired of Cancer? Long COVID Might Be Worse — Long COVID Fatigue and Quali |
Long COVID’s most significant symptom, fatigue, severely impacts patients’ daily lives, according to a study by researchers at UCL and the University of Exeter. The health-related quality of life scores of long COVID patients in the study were lower than those of advanced stage cancer patients. The impact on daily activities was worse than in stroke patients and similar to Parkinson’s disease.
The researchers found that many long COVID patients were seriously ill and on average had fatigue scores worse or similar to people with cancer-related anemia or severe kidney disease. Their health-related quality of life scores were also lower than those of people with advanced metastatic cancers, like stage IV lung cancer.
“Our results have found that long COVID can have a devastating effect on the lives of patients – with fatigue having the biggest impact on everything from social activities to work, chores and maintaining close relationships.” Over 90% of long COVID patients using the app were of working age and 51% said they had been unable to work for at least one day in the previous month, with 20% unable to work at all.
According to the Office for National Statistics, around 1.4 million people in the UK had symptoms of long COVID as of July 2022. Alongside fatigue, patients typically experience breathlessness, anxiety, depression, and brain fog. “Post-COVID assessment services should consider focusing on assessing and treating fatigue to maximize the recovery and return to work for sufferers of long COVID.”
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