Open Forum Infect Dis . Long COVID in the Long Run-23-Month Follow-up Study of Persistent Symptoms

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Open Forum Infect Dis


. 2022 Jun 6;9(7):ofac270.
doi: 10.1093/ofid/ofac270. eCollection 2022 Jul.
Long COVID in the Long Run-23-Month Follow-up Study of Persistent Symptoms


Gunnhild Helmsdal ¹ , Katrin Dahl Hanusson ¹ , Marnar Fríðheim Kristiansen ² , Billa Mouritsardóttir Foldbo ¹ , Marjun Eivindardóttir Danielsen ¹ , Bjarni Á Steig ³ , Shahin Gaini ³ , Marin Strøm ² , Pál Weihe ¹ , Maria Skaalum Petersen ¹



Affiliations

• PMID: 35891696
• PMCID: PMC9308378
• DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofac270

Abstract

Symptoms of long coronavirus disease (COVID) were found in 38% of 170 patients followed for a median of 22.6 months. The most prevalent symptoms were fatigue, affected taste and smell, and difficulties remembering and concentrating. Predictors for long COVID were older age and number of symptoms in the acute phase. Long COVID may take many months, maybe years, to resolve.

Keywords: COVID-19; Faroe Islands; long-COVID; longitudinal study; persistent symptoms.