Covid-19 Symptoms Could Last A Year For Many Patients – Study

Posted by: Kyeyune Andrew Jonathan in Health August 27, 2021

A study has revealed that about half the patients discharged from hospital from Covid-19 still suffer from at least one persistent symptom.

To be specific, it is either the fatigue or the muscle weakness, for twelve more months.

Even after they test negative after hospitalization, fatigue, and shortness of breath still affect ex-Covid patients. This is according to a new Chinese study calling for a better understanding of the pandemic’s long-term health effects.

The research, the largest yet on the condition known as ‘’long Covid’’ added that one in three patients still have shortness of breath a year after their diagnosis. The number is even higher in patients hit more severely by the illness.

‘’With no proven treatments or even rehabilitation guidance, long Covid affects people’s ability to resume normal life and their capacity to work. The study shows that for many patients, full recovery from Covid-19 will take more than 1 year,’’ The Lancet said in an editorial published with the study.

This study followed nearly 1,300 people hospitalized for Covid-19 between January and May 2020 in Wuhan.

Apparently, the share of observed patients with at least one symptom decreased. This is from 68% after 6 months to 49% after 12 months. Respiratory discomfort increased from 26% of patients after six months to 30% after 12 months.

It also found affected women were 43% more likely than men to suffer from fatigue or persistent muscle weakness.

In a positive scenario, the study showed 88% of patients who worked before their diagnosis had returned to their jobs a year later.

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