October 5, 2020

Patient-Reported Outcome Measures after COVID-19: A Prospective Cohort Study

Category: Article Summary

Topic: Clinical Characteristics and Health Care Setting

Keywords (Tags): clinical characteristics, sequelae

• Among 78 patients who were hospitalized with COVID-19 from March to June 2020 in Vancouver, Canada, 76% reported having at least one lingering health effect 3 months after symptom onset and 56% reported at least 2 health effects. The most frequently reported complaints were lower quality of life (51%) and shortness of breath (50%).

Wong et al. (Oct 2, 2020). Patient-Reported Outcome Measures after COVID-19: A Prospective Cohort Study. European Respiratory Journal. https://doi.org/10.1183/13993003.03276-2020