定义和测量长期COVID疲劳:一个范围审查
Bethan Thomas1, Rachael Pattinson2, Deborah Edwards3
1School of Healthcare Sciences, Cardiff University, Cardiff, UK thomasb60@cardiff.ac.uk.
BMJ open
|December 11, 2024
概括
研究人员发现长期COVID疲劳的定义多样化,主要是自我报告的措施. 迫切需要一致的语言和测量来更好地理解和治疗这种普遍的症状.
科学领域:
- 医学研究 医学研究
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 症状学 症状学 症状学
背景情况:
- 疲劳是长期COVID的一个普遍症状.
- 了解长期COVID中疲劳如何定义和测量至关重要,但不清楚.
- 本次审查解决了长期COVID疲劳研究中清晰度的需要.
研究的目的:
- 为了总结长期COVID中疲劳的定义.
- 确定用于长期COVID疲劳的测量工具.
- 通过综合当前的研究来推进对长期COVID疲劳的理解.
主要方法:
- 根据JBI的方法进行了范围审查.
- 从2020年1月到2023年5月进行了广泛的数据库搜索.
- 包括定义或测量长期COVID疲劳的定量和定性研究.
主要成果:
- 57项研究符合纳入标准;只有37%的研究定义疲劳.
- 定义包括身体,精神,认知,情感和心理社会维度.
- 96%的研究测量了疲劳,主要使用自我报告方法 (21种类型) 和疲劳度措施 (5种类型).
结论:
- 在长期COVID疲劳定义中存在显著的多样性.
- 主要使用自我报告措施存在局限性.
- 迫切需要一致的术语和长期COVID疲劳的测量.
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