April 27, 2021

Fatigue Symptoms Associated with COVID-19 in Convalescent or Recovered COVID-19 Patients a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Category: Article Summary

Topic: Clinical Characteristics and Health Care Setting

Keywords (Tags): clinical characteristics, sequelae

• [Pre-print, not peer-reviewed] Fatigue was more 3.7-fold as common among patients recovering from COVID-19 compared to healthy controls, according to a systematic review of 39 studies (n=8,825 patients). Over half of hospitalized patients reported symptoms of fatigue up to two months after discharge. Female gender was associated with greater self-reported fatigue and self-report of fatigue varied by geographic location, with studies from Europe reporting the highest rates of fatigue.

Rao et al. (Apr 26, 2021). Fatigue Symptoms Associated with COVID-19 in Convalescent or Recovered COVID-19 Patients a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Pre-print downloaded Apr 27 from https://doi.org/10.1101/2021.04.23.21256006