Course of post COVID-19 disease symptoms over time in the ComPaRe long COVID prospective e-cohort

Viet-Thi Tran (), Raphaël Porcher, Isabelle Pane and Philippe Ravaud
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Viet-Thi Tran: Université Paris Cité, CRESS, INSERM, INRAE
Raphaël Porcher: Université Paris Cité, CRESS, INSERM, INRAE
Isabelle Pane: Université Paris Cité, CRESS, INSERM, INRAE
Philippe Ravaud: Université Paris Cité, CRESS, INSERM, INRAE

Nature Communications, 2022, vol. 13, issue 1, 1-6

Abstract: Abstract About 10% of people infected by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 experience post COVID-19 disease. We analysed data from 968 adult patients (5350 person-months) with a confirmed infection enroled in the ComPaRe long COVID cohort, a disease prevalent prospective e-cohort of such patients in France. Day-by-day prevalence of post COVID-19 symptoms was determined from patients’ responses to the Long COVID Symptom Tool, a validated self-reported questionnaire assessing 53 symptoms. Among patients symptomatic after 2 months, 85% still reported symptoms one year after their symptom onset. Evolution of symptoms showed a decreasing prevalence over time for 27/53 symptoms (e.g., loss of taste/smell); a stable prevalence over time for 18/53 symptoms (e.g., dyspnoea), and an increasing prevalence over time for 8/53 symptoms (e.g., paraesthesia). The disease impact on patients’ lives began increasing 6 months after onset. Our results are of importance to understand the natural history of post COVID-19 disease.

Date: 2022
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